ASL 1 – Working with a Deaf or Hard of Hearing Person Name: __________________________________________________________ #: _______ Hour: _______ ASL 1 – Working with a Deaf or Hard of Hearing Person Page 1 1. When integrating Deaf employees into an organization, it is important to think about possibly ___________________ in a different way. 2. The _________________ of an organization will be enhanced by working with a person who is Deaf or Hard of Hearing. 3. Before interviewing someone with a hearing loss, it is important to ask the person about his/her preferred method of __________________________________. 4. It is important to choose a location with good ____________________. 5. Having ________________ information (itinerary, company literature, etc.) is a good way to facilitate communication. 6. When working with an interpreter, the interpreter should sit next to the _________________ so the person with hearing loss can see ___________ individuals. 7. Ask the person being interviewed if he/she will ______________for himself or herself. 8. It is important to make ___________________ with the person with hearing loss. Ask questions directly to the _______________ not the ___________________. Page 1 – Interviewing without an interpreter 9. It is important to have a ________________ copy of the interview questions. 10. Speak ______________ and _______________. 11. Use ______________ and ______________________________________. 12. Make _________________________ by looking directly at the person. 13. Use ________________ & _________________ if necessary. 14. Resist _________________________________________________________________. 15. Describe a situation when it would be appropriate to interview a person with hearing loss without the use of an interpreter. ________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ Page 2 – One-to-One Communication Ask Deaf or Hard of Hearing people how they prefer to _______________________. 17. Some examples of preferred communication are ____________________ 2. ____________________ ____________________ 4. ____________________ 18. Maintain __________________________. 19. Make sure to ask questions if ___________________________________________. 20. Have a ________________ & ________________ available and use them if necessary. 21. Reduce ___________________________, such as background ________________ & __________________. 22. Position yourself in appropriate ___________________ so that your ______________ and/or ______________ can be seen.

_________________________________________________________________ Page 2 – Group Situations and Meetings 23. Before you start, it is important to consider the _________________ of the room, in order to provide good ________________________. 24. Meetings should be held in a _______________, _____________________ room. 25. It is important to ask a Deaf/Hard of Hearing person if they would prefer to use an ____________________. 26. Allow the person with hearing loss to determine the best ______________________ to see the presenter and the interpreter (if one is being used). 27. Ensure that one person __________________ at a time. 28. Do not __________________ while giving a presentation. 29. Do not _________________________________ to the audience while writing on a board. 30. Incorporate ____________________, _____________________, ________________, ____________________, and __________________ in presentations. Pages 3-4 – Accommodations & Hiring an Interpreter 31. List various accommodations that are available for people who are Deaf/Hard of Hearing. _____________________________ 2. _____________________________ _____________________________ 4. _____________________________ 5. _____________________________ 6. _____________________________ _____________________________ 8. _____________________________ 32. It is important to ask a person with hearing loss about what type of _______________ he or she would prefer. The interpreter could use _________________________ or ________________________. 33. More than one interpreter may be needed, depending on the ______________ of the presentation. Page 4 34. List and describe (in your own words) 3 different kinds of ways that computers can be used to facilitate communication. _________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ 35. List 3 different kinds of environmental accommodations.