According to this link in ASL: NetSignNews.com - Unemployment Rates In The Deaf Community The unemployment in general public (USA) is 4 to 6 percent. Among the Deaf Community in USA, it is 60 percent. Among the Deaf Community in Australia, it is 67 percent. In the developing countries, 90 percent of the deaf people aren't working. Why am I not surprised?
Unemployment in the Deaf Community
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somedeafdudefromPNW
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Makes me wonder what percentage of the unemployed deaf know ASL though.... and how many are actually late-deaf.
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I know...these hearing employers should be ashamed of themselves.
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In developing countries where 90% don't work I seriously doubt they have anything comparable to SSI either.
As near as I can tell at any given time at the local community college there are 11 D/deaf students -- Those who use ASL.
What I keep wondering, and have found no answer to is, how many of these graduates have found jobs, and are they in the field they studied for, and is their pay comparable to the hearing graduates who studied the same courses?
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Deaf people have a perfectly functional body, they can move, they can socialize, they don't have mental illnesses . it's a real shame all of it go to waste for hearing. Even when I was a cashier or nurse aide, one of my responsibility was the phone. I just can't believe we live in a technology age and there is nothing out there that would make it easier to handle the phone issue
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my older sister is severe HOH like me. She did not know ASL either. She went to a 2 years college, and another 2 years to get her bachelor degree on Psychology. She got a job in social worker, but it didn't last long because of the phone issue.
She never did use her degree, and ended up working for the USPS.
Yeah, Suppose the hearing people start hiring the D/deaf people and treat them fair, the public would probably pay less for those on Social Security. That is no brainer!
One thing I don't like about hearing people not hiring D/deaf people is that they would turn around and complain that the D/deaf people are being a burden - nevermind that they are the ones that put us in this terrible position.
One thing I don't like about hearing people not hiring D/deaf people is that they would turn around and complain that the D/deaf people are being a burden - nevermind that they are the ones that put us in this terrible position.
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Its crazy. The idea I have for the government to mitigate funds to help the deaf to have employment will save the government BILLIONS of dollars a year.
I would actually stand up in front of congress explaining this exact problem to them and allow SS benefits to these who:
Are disabled in more than 1 way
Just got out of work, SSDI purposes, 9 months max if only deaf, if the most recent job was less than 6 months long, no SSDI.
And use about $3,000 a year each person (Less than SSI) to PAY the companies to hire the deaf. For about 10-15 years.
The idea I have is pretty simple. Wean the deaf people off the SSI, Teach the hearing population that the deaf are just fine at the same time.
There is a company in Sioux Falls, SD that has 100% disabled workforce doing menial production work. The owner says it couldn't be better. The workers do their work, are very reliable. The turnover margin over 5 years is 2%. (100 or so employees.)
Think about it....
I would actually stand up in front of congress explaining this exact problem to them and allow SS benefits to these who:
Are disabled in more than 1 way
Just got out of work, SSDI purposes, 9 months max if only deaf, if the most recent job was less than 6 months long, no SSDI.
And use about $3,000 a year each person (Less than SSI) to PAY the companies to hire the deaf. For about 10-15 years.
The idea I have is pretty simple. Wean the deaf people off the SSI, Teach the hearing population that the deaf are just fine at the same time.
There is a company in Sioux Falls, SD that has 100% disabled workforce doing menial production work. The owner says it couldn't be better. The workers do their work, are very reliable. The turnover margin over 5 years is 2%. (100 or so employees.)
Think about it....
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I've tried searching for jobs here in NC since my last job almost 3 yrs ago and still difficult finding one so...Im still taking time but right now I have a personal job of my own doing my drawings and selling them to comic conventions this summer. So yea Im on SSI but Im being as careful and responsible as I can with the money I spend on things. Money sure gets pretty tight than you would think so...spend it carefully.
How did they come up with these figures? In the USA they do it by the number of unemployment checks issued. (I know, that is stupid, because when the unemployment checks run out, it is assumed that the person is employed again.) From what I have personally seen, those figures seem artificially high.
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They did a similar program to this some years ago in California.. I forget which group was targeted. The government paid part of their wage. I remember we had a lot of security problems that year.
Very few remained.
If they can do that for a bunch of druggie punks they can do the same for the Deaf.
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All I can say about these hearing people...they are stupid.
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Yup. Sometimes hearie does not think about the tax benefit they'll get if they employ a disabled worker. Also they do not think about the fact that many disabled workers whose performance are exemplary, even more so than the hearies in some case.
In some countries, government will give job agencies for the deaf funding they can provide to companies who employs a deaf person. With that funding, company can use it to pay for interpreters and any special equipment a deaf person might need. Australia is one example.
Why would I want to do a menial job? I worked in a professional job and want to go back to that. I know I have a good brain so why waste it on a menial job?
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I was just showing the fact people with disability are loyal.
Please tell me the meaning of "Professional Job" - Skill you acquired to do a specific job while being compensated for it, aye? In this sense of perspective, a menial job that a person got really good at is a "Professional" job.
I have the smarts. I do not even want a job that requires thinking. I prefer manual labor. People tell me I should go and get a job that will help change the world. I know they're right but why bother if I don't want to?
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I was just showing the fact people with disability are loyal.
Please tell me the meaning of "Professional Job" - Skill you acquired to do a specific job while being compensated for it, aye? In this sense of perspective, a menial job that a person got really good at is a "Professional" job.
I have the smarts. I do not even want a job that requires thinking. I prefer manual labor. People tell me I should go and get a job that will help change the world. I know they're right but why bother if I don't want to?
People tell me that I should write a book, become a journalist, become a teacher, be a CEO...
But... humbug... I rather be hauling nets onto a boat, do some wielding, be a hiking guide or something "low level."
I was just showing the fact people with disability are loyal.
Please tell me the meaning of "Professional Job" - Skill you acquired to do a specific job while being compensated for it, aye? In this sense of perspective, a menial job that a person got really good at is a "Professional" job.
I have the smarts. I do not even want a job that requires thinking. I prefer manual labor. People tell me I should go and get a job that will help change the world. I know they're right but why bother if I don't want to?
Yeah, the deaf people can be loyal because they are scared that they might not find a job easily if they lose the one they have. The professional job I am talking about is white collar jobs where one is required to use the brain to solve the problems. I like that kind of job because it makes the time go by fast. I just don't want somebody to put all deaf people in menial job positions just because he/she thinks that it is all a deaf person can do. All those years I was looking for a computer programming job, the people at job search keep trying to place me at computer operating position(menial job and very different from programming). I knew if I accept it and I will never get to the programming side at any company.
If you think a menial job rocks, go for it. There are plenty of hearing people doing the menial jobs. I knew it is not for me since I was a kid.