Advocating for the Elderly Hard-of-Hearing Population: The Deaf People We Ignore

Desselle, Debra D.; Proctor, Teresa K.

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“…A review of refereed social work journals over the past two decades reveals only scant attention to this population of consumers (Cohen, 2000;DeSelle & Proctor, 2000;McEntee, 1995;Myers & Thyer, 1997) and only one article on social workers with hearing loss (Beck, 1989). Beck's article focused on social workers who experience sudden or gradual onset hearing loss and the implications for practice with hearing, nonsigning consumers.…”

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Deaf and Hard of Hearing Social Workers Accessing Their Profession: A Call to Action

Sheridan

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Mounty

2010

Journal of Social Work in Disability & Rehabilitation

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This article aims to familiarize the social work profession with a paradox in its midst. Culturally sensitive and accessible services for deaf and hard of hearing people can often best be provided by social workers who are themselves deaf and hard of hearing, who have specialized language and communication skills, as well as unique cultural knowledge of this population at risk. Yet, deaf and hard of hearing graduates of social work education programs routinely experience difficulties accessing the profession. Addressing this paradox calls for creative collaborations among professional social work organizations, social work education programs, policymakers, and deaf and hard of hearing social workers.

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