The Blind Teacher and Liability
Abilities Drew Bartkiewicz Abilities Drew Bartkiewicz

The Blind Teacher and Liability

Lack of opportunity as a blind person comes about in one of two ways. One is that we suffer discrimination and the other is that we very often place ourselves in a position of lowering our expectations, of not believing that we can do what we really can do.

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6 Reasons to Hire Deaf Employees
Abilities Drew Bartkiewicz Abilities Drew Bartkiewicz

6 Reasons to Hire Deaf Employees

A recent study published in the New York Times revealed that employers were 34% less likely to hire an experienced job candidate with a disability, and 15% less likely to hire a novice candidate with a disability. This study suggests what deaf people already know: even in our modern era, when organizations claim to value diversity, hiring discrimination persists as a sad reality.

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