This month’s disability awareness campaign that we’ll be focusing on is the International Day of Sign Languages. With approximately 5 % of the world’s population deaf or hard of hearing it is inevitable that many workplaces will have to address this language barrier at one point. International Day of Sign Languages is celebrated annually across …
With approximately 5 % of the world’s population deaf or hard or hearing it is inevitable that many workplaces will have to address this language barrier at one point. Instead of treating it as a barrier, however, it should be seen as an opportunity to create a more diverse and inclusive workplace. What is Sign …
1. Providing training videos with closed captions One of the most practical ways to offer support for people with hearing challenges is to provide closed captioned videos for any form of information that needs to be shared. This is especially handy in the process of training and induction. For such material, it is critical that …
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Bill Clinton Former President Bill Clinton was fitted with completely-in-the-canal (CIC) hearing aids at 51 years old when he was still president of the United States in 1997. His hearing slowly worsened throughout his adult life and he often complained of not being able to hear in crowded rooms. According to the hearing specialist who …
This month we are placing a focus on Anxiety with August 4-10 being Obsessive Compulsory Disorder (OCD) and Anxiety disorders week. It’s normal to feel anxious about moving to a new place, starting a new job, or taking a test. This type of anxiety is unpleasant, but it may motivate you to work harder and to do …
OCD and Anxiety are some of the most commonly acknowledged mental health disorders but at times this awareness actually gives sufferers less visibility and recognition. This is because the terms have become so normalised amongst our everyday language that many of us fail to recognise when it’s an actual mental health condition. How many of …
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