Are Most Deaf In the USA On SSI? I don't think that is true.

That would be best way... VRI!

I personally support VRI and hope one day it will become reality.

Tousi said:
I also think that employment for deaf folks will increase significantly if the governments paid for interpreters.
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The last time I mentioned to the bosses at my job that there is not a single job there a deaf person could not do I was told "They are a danger to themselves and everyone else here. No way could they hear a forklift coming."

Excuse me. The forklifts are electric. There is no way ANYONE can hear them coming.

I can't even hear the one I'm driving.
 
Berry said:
The last time I mentioned to the bosses at my job that there is not a single job there a deaf person could not do I was told "They are a danger to themselves and everyone else here. No way could they hear a forklift coming."

Excuse me. The forklifts are electric. There is no way ANYONE can hear them coming.

I can't even hear the one I'm driving.
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Exactly my point...too many hearing employers seem to find one excuse after another not to hire deaf people. It is beyond ridiculous. In the old days when people werent properly educated about what deaf people can or cant do, it made sense but nowadays..no excuse at all. Some people are just plain stupid and are allowing that stupidity to deprive many good working deaf people of good jobs.
 
diehardbiker said:
I can believe because if you go to different stores, different companies, different factories what are the chances are that you would find Deaf employees there? Mind you, there are around 1% of Deaf in community, why rarely you will find Deaf in workplace?

Also, here in Rochester, we have at least 10% Deaf in our community, and I rarely see companies that got more than 1% of Deaf in their workplace with one exception my job which exceeded that major time.

My last Job with Contact lens manufacturer once had 7 Deafies work together and they got over 1,100 employees, why only .7% work there?

This is way obviously! But to prove them that there is clear discrimination? You can figure out how closed mind hearing people are.
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Hold your horses! A 10 Percent is a big number for deaf people. How positive are you that this percent does not count for the college students at NTID? Most of them move away back to their real homes after graduating. So how sure are you?
 
deafskeptic said:
I agree. At times I think the best course is to start your own business or work in the deaf ed related fields and that trying to find a job with hearing business is not recommended at all. But while that will help deaf we can't completely cut off the hearing so the deaf community will have to work on changing the bias against hiring deaf. It will take a long time to change that.
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*coughs*Islay*coughs*
 
I myself am a worker and I work for a living, but sadly I have friends who are on SSI. They are damn well capable of working. I have low funcation friends and almost all of them have jobs.

I never thought about this until now. It truly is very sad and very depressing.:sadwave:
 
Topgun said:
I myself am a worker and I work for a living, but sadly I have friends who are on SSI. They are damn well capable of working. I have low funcation friends and almost all of them have jobs.

I never thought about this until now. It truly is very sad and very depressing.:sadwave:
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see... just like what I said.
 
NTID has about 1,500 Deaf students, so doing algebra, meaning there is only 15,000 Rochesterians livng in Rochester area, isn't that number way too low?

add note: I just re-calculate, interesting, 1,500 Deaf students at NTID divided by 768,000 residents in Monroe County, NY which gives .19% That's one-fifth percent Where is 9.81% Deafies are from?

So pointing at NTID is moot point!

I am in Rochester and know around Rochester, seen enough, and nope, it is not true that most Deaf graduates head back home, I have seen them moving out of Rochester only to move back in here.

Topgun said:
Hold your horses! A 10 Percent is a big number for deaf people. How positive are you that this percent does not count for the college students at NTID? Most of them move away back to their real homes after graduating. So how sure are you?
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I wonder how many deaf graduates with degrees have jobs?

I wonder how many have jobs commensurate with their degrees?
 
deafdyke said:
Well in their defense...........One reason why a lot of people apply for Disabilty is b/c they can't afford or can't qualify (due to preexisting conditions) health insurance.
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I'm not following you at all. At schools who encourage this behavior, they encourage all of the students who become of age, without regard to any criteria such as the one you proffered. What's the matter with these schools? Why are they even in deaf education?
 
He is right, here is perfect example

I was former SSI, and its been struggling with catch 22. Because I was eligible for Medicaid which covers my asthma expenses, and when I find a job, my income will instantly exceeded medicaid limits and cut off right away, I could get health insurance with new employer, but the problem is that the health insurance sees my asthma as pre-existing condition and will not cover, maintaining Asthma is NOT cheap, and can easily wipe out minimum wage income alone without rent. Thats scary, Health insurance industry really in for profit on top of health.

With this, how am I going to survive? Its easier to stay with SSI until a employer that offers decent health care and ignoring my pre-existing condition.

You may not realize how dysfunctional this country government is. That is why I support Obamacare to solve this catch 22 cycles.

Tousi said:
I'm not following you at all. At schools who encourage this behavior, they encourage all of the students who become of age, without regard to any criteria such as the one you proffered. What's the matter with these schools? Why are they even in deaf education?
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diehardbiker said:
He is right, here is perfect example

I was former SSI, and its been struggling with catch 22. Because I was eligible for Medicaid which covers my asthma expenses, and when I find a job, my income will instantly exceeded medicaid limits and cut off right away, I could get health insurance with new employer, but the problem is that the health insurance sees my asthma as pre-existing condition and will not cover, maintaining Asthma is NOT cheap, and can easily wipe out minimum wage income alone without rent. Thats scary, Health insurance industry really in for profit on top of health.

With this, how am I going to survive? Its easier to stay with SSI until a employer that offers decent health care and ignoring my pre-existing condition.

You may not realize how dysfunctional this country government is. That is why I support Obamacare to solve this catch 22 cycles.
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I disagree with Obamacare. It wont solve the cycle. :(

Think about it - you make minimum wage - and you *have* to pay for insurance, or get fined. You may still can't afford it, but who cares, you're gonna get fined.
The people who are really happy is the doctors who benefit from this.
The European approach is much better - The law is the government is required to provide insurance to you instead of you are required to get your own insurance.
 
i remind when President Obama promise have cut taxes and also SSI/SSDI

and also this year i never got check this years but my mom told me explains about that i understand but Social Security office make decision about that..

im been unemployer for months i know its hard search jobs for deaf people im pray get jobs somedays..
 
This is very misunderstood, no that is not what he meant, he meant that everybody is required to have insurance, those who can't afford will be able to get one at very steep discount or even free. Right now the income threshold is way way too low making alot people easily disqualified, this needs to be changed.

posts from hell said:
I disagree with Obamacare. It wont solve the cycle. :(

Think about it - you make minimum wage - and you *have* to pay for insurance, or get fined. You may still can't afford it, but who cares, you're gonna get fined.
The people who are really happy is the doctors who benefit from this.
The European approach is much better - The law is the government is required to provide insurance to you instead of you are required to get your own insurance.
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Berry said:
The last time I mentioned to the bosses at my job that there is not a single job there a deaf person could not do I was told "They are a danger to themselves and everyone else here. No way could they hear a forklift coming."

Excuse me. The forklifts are electric. There is no way ANYONE can hear them coming.

I can't even hear the one I'm driving.
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That's what I've been told when I applied for a job at a former Tops warehouse ( food industry) a couple years ago.

So you're actually saying nobody could hear a forklift coming? So basically I've been lied to :hmm:
 
Cheri said:
That's what I've been told when I applied for a job at a former Tops warehouse ( food industry) a couple years ago.

So you're actually saying nobody could hear a forklift coming? So basically I've been lied to :hmm:
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Electric Forklifts are quiet. Hearing people just ignore it.

I've been told that I can't operate a forklift because I cant hear the beeper.
I then told the HR people "Ya know, it's more safe for me to be INSIDE the forklift because if I can't hear it coming towards me...." they quickly got me the forklift cert.

I'm damn proud of my forklift skillz.
 
shel90 said:
Exactly my point...too many hearing employers seem to find one excuse after another not to hire deaf people. It is beyond ridiculous. In the old days when people werent properly educated about what deaf people can or cant do, it made sense but nowadays..no excuse at all. Some people are just plain stupid and are allowing that stupidity to deprive many good working deaf people of good jobs.
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:werd:!!

I don't put down that I'm deaf on my resume or job application because I want them to give a deaf person the same chance as a hearing person when it come down to an interview. If I did put deaf on my resume or job application, it's a possibility that they will dump my resume or job application in the reject pile.

The bottom line is that I don't understand why deaf have to be an issue when you know that you can do the job? Many times we can't seem to get an even break. When I get turned down on a job, I would asked why won't you give me a chance?? I know I can do this job, if you would just allow me to prove it to you. Sometimes they will give me a chance sometimes they won't.

So I don't blame deaf people for being on SSI, They tried to find jobs and I hope they don't give up on finding job though.
 
diehardbiker said:
I can believe because if you go to different stores, different companies, different factories what are the chances are that you would find Deaf employees there? Mind you, there are around 1% of Deaf in community, why rarely you will find Deaf in workplace?

Also, here in Rochester, we have at least 10% Deaf in our community, and I rarely see companies that got more than 1% of Deaf in their workplace with one exception my job which exceeded that major time.

My last Job with Contact lens manufacturer once had 7 Deafies work together and they got over 1,100 employees, why only .7% work there?

This is way obviously! But to prove them that there is clear discrimination? You can figure out how closed mind hearing people are.
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Thats common knowledge. Most hearing people are just simply uneducated and plainly stupid. :roll: Deaf people need jobs to bring their food into the table. How sad.
 
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