Many Deaf and Hard of Hearing people do not feel welcome in the American workplace, despite legislation to encourage employment, strong popular support for the use of Sign Language and a great deal of money spent providing accessible post-secondary education to America's Deaf and Hard of Hearing adults. This session will provide an in-depth look at discriminatory perspectives, best practices in the workplace and the unique culture of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing community. This session will help you:
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Sarah Morgan
sign language intepreter
National Reconnaissance Office
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Sarah began working with Deaf/Hard of Hearing people while she was still a college student in the year 2000. Upon her 2001 graduation she earned her national certification as a Sign Language Interpreter and became a staff Interpreter for the National Institute of Technology for the Deaf (NTID) in Rochester, NY. In 2006 Sarah earned her graduate degree in Service Management and Leadership from the Rochester Institute of Technology and transitioned to working in the, then brand-new, arena of Video Relay Service interpreting, where she became a team lead for Snap! VRS. In 2011, Sarah joined the Central Intelligence Agency’s EEO office as a staff Sign Language Interpreter, and transitioned to the National Reconnaissance Office as a Reasonable Accommodations Specialist in 2013. She is passionate about bringing education to the workplace about working with Sign Language Interpreters and the Deaf/Hard of Hearing population.