Who am I?

May 23, 2006

I just got an IM from one of our friends in here with a question... I was

surprised that this person remember that my time is near...... and I have to

share this to all of you ... I will be getting my Paralegal Degree with Honors

in two weeks!

Now here's a tricky question. I have three choices ----

1) I am deaf - sure this might scare away potential employers

2) I am hearing impaired - might be ok, but it could be misleading as it

means any type of losses from mild to total loss

3) I am hard of hearing - this might soften the blow to potential employers

but deep down, I know I am a liar, yet I communicate very well.

I am still not comfortable in using phone with strangers, so I am looking

for non-phone position (or limited phone, using VCO/relay). My phone number on

resume is connected to local messaging service provided by a local

vocational service. For this, employers will find out that I am deaf, hearing

impaired, or hard of hearing before an interview, so we need to come up with

something to inform employers about my needs.

We all know employers can't discriminate against our hearing loss, but deep

down, we all know employers are doing it anyway. Of the three terms, which

one would be best to describe those who have CI without scaring potential

employers away?

Lee

May 24, 2006

You and anyone need to know but you need to be very careful with some

jobs,careers and parents with children too. It is not only loss of

hearing,deaf or cochlear implant but it can be any disabilities

problems too. Because some of them don't follow the law of

discrimation about hearing loss, other races, and special needs. But

sometimes they do trick you and not let you know while you were

employe for them. I been had experiences with these things before.

So you and anyone need to be careful and watch out about your

feelings but it will between you and your people who work with or if

not well with communication each other that they are not want you to

know. But even it is not right for some childrens and not fair to the

parents that if something happens discrimination to the children that

someone not want children to be with them in the center. So you all

need to be careful with any jobs or schools or something like this. I

had been go through one place with many experiences before.

Thanks

>

> I just got an IM from one of our friends in here with a question...

I was

> surprised that this person remember that my time is near...... and

I have to

> share this to all of you ... I will be getting my Paralegal Degree

with Honors

> in two weeks!

>

> Now here's a tricky question. I have three choices ----

> 1) I am deaf - sure this might scare away potential employers

> 2) I am hearing impaired - might be ok, but it could be misleading

as it

> means any type of losses from mild to total loss

> 3) I am hard of hearing - this might soften the blow to potential

employers

> but deep down, I know I am a liar, yet I communicate very well.

>

> I am still not comfortable in using phone with strangers, so I am

looking

> for non-phone position (or limited phone, using VCO/relay). My

phone number on

> resume is connected to local messaging service provided by a local

> vocational service. For this, employers will find out that I am

deaf, hearing

> impaired, or hard of hearing before an interview, so we need to

come up with

> something to inform employers about my needs.

>

> We all know employers can't discriminate against our hearing loss,

but deep

> down, we all know employers are doing it anyway. Of the three

terms, which

> one would be best to describe those who have CI without scaring

potential

> employers away?

>

> Lee

>

May 24, 2006

Hi Lee,

Congratulations on getting your paralegal degree. I am a paralegal also,

but freelance, I do it on the side, it's not my day job. But, before the

CI, I told my clients I was deaf. Didn't want any misunderstandings of what

I would or wouldn't do. Clients, of course, are different than employers.

I am comfortable now on the phone, so I don't tell them anything anymore. I

had a horrendous probate case, complex, with many twists and turns, that I

took on for an out of state client. The client knew up front that I wasn't

going to be able to make phone calls to the court clerk, etc. This was

before my CI, and I communicated strictly by email. It was up to the

client, either hire me as I am, or don't.

Good luck to you as your start on your new career!