Employment of Hearing Impaired: A construct of concerns, complacencies and compromises

Authors

  • Ruth Mathews
  • Anu Varghese

Abstract

One of the indicators of a growing economy is equal work opportunities for all citizens. Acceptance of the principle of equity by the citizens and tough efforts by a Government to empower not so privileged communities whilst creating employment avenues for them would ensure wide spread and balanced growth of the economy. Sadly, this does not seem to be the case in India. The hearing impaired community of India do not get as many and as good work opportunities as any other normal citizen would get.  There is an underlying belief that the problems faced by the hearing impaired while at work are due to psychological, health and organizational barriers. This is far from being true.  On the contrary, it is the very belief present in the minds of the people which becomes an impediment for these people to get jobs that they are capable of. The paper uses a systematic review process to find out the challenges faced by the hearing impaired while at work and the reason for them being absorbed in only blue collar jobs. The study finds that industry lacks knowledge in handling hearing impaired and hence there is a dearth of support which subsequently affects their work efficiency and overall work satisfaction. There sultant theoretical construct explains the underlying aspects of the phenomenon and proposes solutions to this arduous predicament.

 Keywords-Ableist, oral and aural communication, bi-cultural sensitivity, interpreter lag.

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Published

2020-01-04

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