Tracey Wyant, a rehabilitation counselor for the deaf in DORS Germantown office, understands the problems that face job hunters who are deaf because she is also deaf. "I tell employers that, with technology, it's possible for many people who are deaf to do challenging jobs." She says higher education and training are important, especially since many jobs traditionally held by people who are deaf are disappearing from the economy.
Ms. Wyant works with adults who have been deaf from birth or who have become deaf later in life. She also works with high school students who are deaf. She tells her consumers about technologies that will help them at work or at home. These may include videophones, amplifiers, pagers and flashing devices and alarms for the home. She is pictured here with her supervisor, Roger Deason, who is also fluent in American Sign Language.
Ms. Wyant says many people who are deaf are frustrated. "I can help," she says. "We'll sit down and talk about it and I will coach you." She thinks many people who are deaf may not know about all the possibilities open to them.
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