6b. Careers and seeking employment
Deaf Children and Young People (DCYP), their families, and those working with them have opportunities to
- understand careers options and any possible restrictions
- learn about the different ways in which you can be employed
- consider work experience and volunteering placements and what needs to be put in place to ensure they are successful
- participate in/have positions of responsibility within their education placement or outside of school, eg clubs
- explore whether to disclose deafness or not on application forms and in interviews
- be clear on rights to reasonable adjustments and communication support at interviews
- consider the challenges around application processes and seek support with this
- find out about programmes that are available for deaf or disabled people to find work (eg Work and Health programme)
- learn about the Disability Confident scheme.
Suggested resources
- Adapt NI – Deaf Employment Support Northern Ireland
- Careers Wales – Welsh Government
- Gatsby benchmarks framework and resources
- NDCS – Supporting deaf young people with career choices Deaf Works Everywhere toolkit
- Disability confident scheme (English Government)
- Curating for change
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6e. Preparing for the world of work
6f. Staying safe
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