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The Office of the Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court of Virginia is seeking applicants for three positions of American Sign Language (ASL) interpreters in three regions of Virginia!

Northern VirginiaTidewater/Portsmouth,

Charlottesville/Staunton/Waynesboro

Richmond -The Office of the Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court of Virginia is also seeking applicants for the position of a CART captioner!

See CART captioner for job description and application.

NVRC received a request from a parent of a child with cochlear implants who is looking to find a tutor for the recent K-12 Learning Acceleration Grant program that the state of Virginia has approved. If you are an educator interested in applying for the state program as a tutor, please complete the application available here.   See K-12 Learning Acceleration Grant for more information.

The parent is looking for a tutor or speech therapist that specializes in deaf or hard of hearing education.  The parent would also be interested in someone to help teach her daughter sign language. To contact the parent, please email tharenkoelsch@gmail.com.

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Saturday, May 14th | 10am-11am on Zoom

Our guest speakers Mardjon Hedayati, a bilingual (ASL and English) field office with the Washington, DC office of the EEOC, and Brianne Burger, Director of the Special Institutions at U.S. Department of Education, will speak about the ADA and Successful Accommodations. Join us in a Zoom meeting below.

See the flyer for more information

*After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Bootcamp is a partnership between NTID and RIT Global Cybersecurity Institute

GCI Cybersecurity Bootcamp: Meet Your Instructor

Read more on Cybersecurity Bootcamp webpage

NTID is offering scholarships to accepted deaf or hard-of-hearing individuals to cover part or all of the $10,000 fee for this April bootcamp only. The deadline to apply for this bootcamp is Friday, April 2, 2021 by 11:50 p.m. EDT. To learn more about the RIT GCI Cybersecurity Bootcamp, visit the GCI Cybersecurity Bootcamp website.

For questions, email Linda.Bryant@rit.edu.

 

 

When? December 1, 12-1:30 p.m.

Where? 2300 Clarendon Blvd. Suite 305 Arlington, VA 

RSVPexcel@ecnv.org or 703-525-3268, please let us know of any accommodation needs.

One of the best pathways to gaining meaningful employment is through volunteering, as it can help enhance your personal skill-set, make new contacts, build your network, gain in-debt knowledge about a specific career, and strengthen your resume.

So stop by ECNV on December 1, 2016 at 12 p.m. for an interactive employment workshop presented by Angela Saiza Starling of Volunteer Fairfax, where she will discuss how her organization can match you with your ideal volunteering position.
This presentation will cover:

  • What is a volunteer center?
  • Pathways to employment
  • Ways to engage
  • Trivia

Volunteer Fairfax, has been building better community through service for more than 40 years. They are the regional volunteer center serving Fairfax County and the National Capital region. They seek individuals, families, youth and corporate groups for service opportunities at a variety of nonprofit agencies. One-time special events or ongoing activities are available. In 2015, through various program and events, the organization engaged more than 23,000 volunteers who served nearly 83,000 donated hours. For more information, visit www.volunteerfairfax.org

 

We currently have an exciting career opportunity available to work as our Older Adult Specialist. Position location is flexible nationally. The Older Adult Program Specialist provides, provide consultation, technical assistance, training, advocacy, resource materials and program development on behalf of senior adults, ages 55 and better, who are experiencing combined loss of vision and hearing on a national basis.

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Submit resume to:                       

FAX:                (516) 767-2302
E-mail:            hkncrecruitment@hknc.org
Mail to:            Helen Keller National Center
141 Middle Neck Road
Sands Point, New York 11050
Attn: Human Resources Department
Job Code – OAP

 

 

Hi everyone,
We’re looking for a contractor fluent in ASL who has experience working with families and children to contract with the National Gallery of Art on an ongoing basis.

For more information:
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ONREC - The Online Recruitment Resource
25 Aug 2016

The survey, created by totaljobs in partnership with five deaf charities, reveals that the majority (56%) of deaf or hard of hearing employees have experienced discrimination during their career. This has led to one in four (25%) deaf people leaving a job because of a difficult environment.

  • 72% of deaf people have received no support because of being deaf in finding a job
  • 65% believe developments in technology have made it easier to be deaf in the workplace
  • 56% have experienced discrimination in the workplace due to being deaf or hard of hearing
    • 62% from colleagues
    • 53% from management
    • 37% during a job interview
  • 25% have left a job due to discrimination
  • 19% have not told their employer they are deaf or have experienced hearing loss

Discrimination plays a large part in the working lives of deaf people and many are forced to quit their jobs because of it, according to a new survey.

Read more  . . . discrimination

Link to Survey Results - Deaf jobseeker and employee experiences survey report 2016

 

 

EXCEL 2.0 Networking Group for Job Seekers with Disabilities Presents…
Ticket to Work and SSA Work Incentives
When: June 10, 12-2 p.m.
Where: 2300 Clarendon Blvd. Suite 305 Arlington, VA
Stop by ECNV on Friday June 10th from 12-2 p.m. for an interactive workshop presented by Lauren Parker, Ticket to Work Project Director at the SkillSource Group.
The Workshop will include:
• An overview of the SSA Disability Programs (SSDI, SSI, Concurrent)
• The Myths & Facts about the Ticket to Work Program
• Common SSA Rules and Work Incentives
The SkillSource Group is a non-profit organization serving Northern Virginia employers and job seekers. The organization offers a wide range of free job placement, training, and educational services to employers, job seekers, and incumbent workers
You can RSVP by emailing Excel@ecnv.org or calling (703) 525-3268. Please include any accommodation needs & pass along this information to job-hunting consumers.