Discusses major psychological, social, and educational issues affecting the lives of children,
adolescents, and adults who are deaf and hard of hearing and their families. This text …

This article reports on the results of a national longitudinal survey of 240 college graduates
with hearing loss. Results confirm that economic benefits resulted from these alumni's …

Most of the studies of the employment and income levels of disabled people focus on a
specific disability or on severely disabled persons. A few studies are cross disability ones …

This study examined the school-to-community transition experiences of hearing young
adults and young adults who are deaf. Independent variables included hearing status …

This paper examines the relative importance of type of impairment and gender in the
prediction of wage income. Data come from the National Medical Expenditure Survey …

METHOD Sample The sample consisted of 325 deaf and hard of hearing participants. Two-
thirds of the sample (67%) considered themselves to be deaf, with the remainder (33%) …

The purpose of the state federal vocational rehabilitation (VR) program is to assist
consumers with disabilities to secure and maintain competitive employment. Consumers …

The focus of disability policy changes over time. Starting with vocational rehabilitation
programs for disabled veterans of World War I and continuing down to the Americans with …