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The contemporary labor market is characterized by high volatility and instability. It causes difficulty in adjusting to it of many unemployed people, especially graduates. This adaptation is more difficult if the person has some kind of disability. Research indicates that transitions from school to the labor market is particularly difficult for people with hearing impairment, even more than for people with other disorders or disabilities. The aim of the article is to introduce the reader to the situation of the deaf and hard of hearing in the context of their performance in the labor market. In the first part, the author reviews the research literature, while the second presents her own research in a group of 31 adult unemployed people with hearing loss. The research aimed at describing their perception of work as a whole, the perception of the specific situation of people with hearing loss in the labor market, the perception of the benefits and features of professional work and the characteristic features of a “good job”. The results lead to important implications for the education of the deaf and hard of hearing, so as to heighten their chances of employability.
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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.17951/j.2015.28.1.163
Date of publication: 2015-09-02 09:42:50
Date of submission: 2015-09-02 09:32:27
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