{"id":9214,"date":"2010-02-07T23:02:08","date_gmt":"2010-02-08T04:02:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/?p=9214"},"modified":"2010-02-08T00:00:36","modified_gmt":"2010-02-08T05:00:36","slug":"challenges-at-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2010\/02\/07\/challenges-at-work\/","title":{"rendered":"Challenges at Work"},"content":{"rendered":"

Challenges at work<\/strong><\/p>\n

By Ozinabox
\nFebruary 5, 2010<\/p>\n

The other day, I was talking to one of my deaf friends, and the subject came
\nup that he was planning to continue to attend school. This was after the
\nfact that he\u2019s almost finished with his MBA. His aspirations were bigger
\nthan anticipated, so he decided to pursue another degree in Management
\nInformation System (MIS). I encouraged him by telling the story of a hearing
\nfriend who graduated with his Masters and got flooded with offers from
\ndifferent companies even though he was not actively looking for a job. But,
\nmy deaf friend had a different version of the situation. He said that his
\nparticular degree was basically useless without the other, and that
\npositions like the one my hearing friend got (who is now a project manager
\nfor a technology company in New York) were the kinds of jobs that most deaf
\npeople couldn\u2019t obtain easily.<\/p>\n

My first reaction was to disagree with him. I initially focused my attention
\non the fact that he\u2019s got the credentials and experience to get any
\npromotion available for him, or easily get a new job within a matter of
\ndays. His degrees show many qualities that a successful professional ought
\nto have, which most companies would definitely want. Then it struck me. I
\nwas ignoring a piece of information that made his argument valid: his
\ndisability playing against him to achieve his goals. And that is what got me
\nthinking.<\/p>\n

Truth be told, any kind of disability do work against smart people in many
\nways. First, getting a good job is challenging as it is. Scratch that.
\nGetting ANY kind of job during economic recession is difficult. I never
\nreally realized the adversities presented in the process: some decide to
\nhide the fact that they have a disability to improve their chances of
\ngetting a job. Others don\u2019t, but companies often do not call when they
\nrealize that candidates use a relay service. Hearing people have many
\nchallenges during the face-to-face interviews. How do those really go for
\npeople with disabilities? I cannot begin to imagine. The possibility of
\nfrustration from one after another is just one of a few examples of all the
\nproblems that people face in order to get in.<\/p>\n

Second, the work environment is a jungle on its own. With many ways of
\ndiscrimination, such as bullying, omission, un-equal remuneration and lack
\nof opportunities to advance, are just a few where disadvantages are
\nreflected. It doesn\u2019t matter if you have the experience, the know-how or
\nthe credentials with the conviction, people are likely to take you for
\ngranted, maybe even toss you to the side.<\/p>\n

Still to this date, I believe that companies are very passive when dealing
\nwith this situation. They need to step up and make an effort to be more
\ndisabled-friendly. Like Bangalore, where companies are understanding that
\nthe disabled are a great resource, and are changing their culture to take
\nadvantage of this talent. Below is a snippet of an article from a firm at
\nBangalore.<\/p>\n

\u201cOf late, Bangalore\u2019s private firms, including IT companies, are showing
\nconsiderable amount of interest in training and recruiting persons with
\ndisabilities,\u201d said M Srinivas, chief executive of the Karnataka chapter of
\nNational Association for the Blind.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cHowever, one thing has to be kept in mind \u2014 companies don\u2019t recruit
\ndisabled people out of sympathy, but because they are efficient,\u201d Srinivas
\nsaid.<\/em><\/p>\n

Now consider this deaf friend of mine who has a lot of experience in the
\ncomputer field, and worked for several companies in the industry. I\u2019m quite
\nsure he had helped companies in ways that they may never realize. Of all the
\ncompanies he has worked for, only ONE company was really disabled friendly.<\/p>\n

Creating this type of environment is hard and takes time. But in the long
\nrun, it\u2019s a good change for both disabilities and business alike. The
\nvariation of possibilities and such diversity could dramatically improve and
\nimpact companies\u2019 outlook regardless of products or services they provide.
\nThis is especially in the realms of technology where deaf people heavily
\nrely on. There\u2019s just too much talent wasted, and if done right and put to
\ngood use, the rewards for the effort would be much more than compensated.
\nI, Oswaldo Rodriguez, am a hearing person and never understood what it took
\nfor disabled people to get and maintain a good career until now. I am
\ncurrently working with a deaf person, and he has proved himself time after
\ntime. He\u2019s one of the most valuable assets of the company, and nobody takes
\nhim for granted. Not even himself.<\/p>\n

Source:
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