Recent content by danimart62

Truly, what is the difference? Does a CI work that well? I'm getting desperate.

It works that well? I just lost a job due to my hearing impairment. They said I was "missing things". I'm just wondering what I can do next.

Does the CI really make a difference? How bad do you have to be to get approved for one? My problem isn't volume so much as understanding language. I'm asking because I just lost a job due to my hearing impairment. (Yes, that's the reason they gave)

But can you really tell a difference? Can you hear and understand conversation?

Exactly! No where on your resume should it say "Hearing Impaired" or "Deaf person seeking employment". As I understand it, they are not even supposed to ask you if you have kids unless you bring it up.

Thank you.

That's true. She could always say, "Well, she misunderstood me. You know she can't hear. How could she say I said that when she can't hear?"

OP = Original Post? I asked the recruiter how I should answer and she sent me the info stating I did not have to say as long as I did not need accommodation. I have the email to prove it too.

I am a healthcare consultant. I specialize in supporting the Revenue Cycle (scheduling through bill drop). I specialize in Meditech support. And thank you for your post.

I wasn't asking the employer to accommodate me. How could they? I already HAVE hearing aids. What else could they do? I haven't learned sign language yet so they can't provide an interpreter.

Thank you! What really gets me is her saying, "I have no doubts you can do the job. You've come up with some great ideas. It's just your missing some things. You ask questions about things that are discussed because you can't hear. The client may not like that."

I have ALWAYS disclosed before. My hearing aids aren't perfect. But I've never had an employer say anything before. This is all new.

This is from the email my recruiter sent me: The ADA does not require applicants to disclose that they have or had a hearing impairment or another disability unless they will need a reasonable accommodation for the application process (for example, a sign language interpreter). Some individuals...

She let me go today. She told me that I was still "on the bench". This is where you still get paid until they find something else. But you are only "on the bench" for so long. If they can't find anything right away they let you go. She told me,"Your insurance kicks in on August 1. I...

Why do you keep insisting I lied? According to what my recruiter sent: "According to the ADA, you don't need to disclose it unless you need a reasonable accommodation to be made." I didn't as I have hearing aids. They aren't perfect but no one else has ever had a problem with me before.