{"id":45165,"date":"2024-06-20T14:36:58","date_gmt":"2024-06-20T19:36:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/?p=45165"},"modified":"2024-06-20T14:36:58","modified_gmt":"2024-06-20T19:36:58","slug":"walmart-offers-paid-american-sign-language-training-to-all-employees-at-texas-facility","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2024\/06\/20\/walmart-offers-paid-american-sign-language-training-to-all-employees-at-texas-facility\/","title":{"rendered":"Walmart offers paid American Sign Language training to all employees at Texas facility"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Deaf associate support | Walmart offers paid American Sign Language training to all employees at Texas facility<\/strong><\/p>\n

Walmart offers paid American Sign Language training to all employees at Texas facility<\/p>\n

Walmart will provide access to American Sign Language training to all workers at a site in Lancaster, Texas, the retail giant announced earlier this month.<\/p>\n

Dave Guggina, Walmart\u2019s EVP of Supply Chain Operations, informed the staff of the facility \u2013 a perishable distribution center \u2013 during the company\u2019s annual \u2018Associates Week\u2019 celebration.<\/p>\n

According to Walmart, the training comes in support of Kayla Kampman, its first deaf automation engineer who is a top performer at the facility.<\/p>\n

Guggina and Walmart\u2019s leadership team hope the training will create a more inclusive and supportive environment for employees like Kampman and will also encourage more deaf employees to join the facility.<\/p>\n

\u201cKayla is passionate about recruiting more deaf associates to her facility and looks forward to the support and education for her fellow colleagues,\u201d a spokesperson for Walmart said in an email statement to HR Grapevine.<\/p>\n

In a LinkedIn post, Guggina shared a video of the moment he announced the policy, signing the news to Kampman. \u201cMoments like this make me proud to work at Walmart,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n

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Guggina noted that the training was requested by the staff at the facility, who wanted to create an inclusive environment for Kampman and any future deaf associates.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe associates at PDC #8348 have expressed interest in learning sign language so they can continue to make their facility one where everyone feels like they belong,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Addressing Kampman directly, Guggina signed:<\/p>\n

\u201cKayla, your passion to recruit more deaf associates onto your site is so impressive. To support your team and provide you and other deaf associates with the tools needed to thrive in the workplace, we\u2019re offering a paid American Sign Language course to all associates in your facility. We\u2019re proud of you Kayla, thanks for being you.\u201d<\/p>\n

The room, full of Walmart associates, celebrated the news with a signed round of applause.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is one of the many ways that Walmart is introducing new trainings, meeting associates wherever they are on their learning journey and helping make Walmart a place where everyone belongs,\u201d the Walmart spokesperson added to HR Grapevine.<\/p>\n

The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has a detailed set of guidelines for employers on handling hearing disabilities in the workplace, including when to ask about hearing conditions, reasonable accommodations for those with hearing disabilities, and protection against harassment.<\/p>\n

SOURCE:<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.hrgrapevine.com\/us\/content\/article\/2024-06-19-walmart-offers-paid-american-sign-language-training-to-all-employees-at-texas-facility<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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