We may have the largest population of veterans with hearing loss in history. Many of our veterans also face visual and learning difficulties upon their return home. They often choose to attend college or some other form of education and training.
C-Print® captioning can be a helpful accommodation for many needs, but many people with new needs are often not familiar with any accommodations available to them or with the need to seek accommodations.
Due to confidentiality laws, accommodation requests and questions may have to originate completely from the direction of the user. Unfortunately, many people who might benefit from these accommodations never know that such accommodations exist and that they can request accommodations. Most potential users wouldn't even know where to begin.
Helpful places to start the discussion may be the local state Vocational Rehabilitation office or the disability services office of a local school and/or university. Helpful search terms for use in Google may be "(name of your state) office of rehabilitation" or "(name of your state) vocational rehabilitation". At your local school or university, one might ask for the disability services office.
~See Print Moderator (Updated: 9/13/2015)
Click here for You Tube Videos about Veterans With Hearing Loss.
RIT Veterans With Hearing Loss Program: "According the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, more than 128,000 veterans have returned from overseas combat in the past decade with tinnitus, which is a debilitating ringing in the ears, or some level of hearing loss. These veterans return home "finding it difficult to communicate,..."
RIT Veterans With Hearing Loss Program
The American Veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars
Veterans' World: MILITARY VETERANS WITH HEARING LOSS PROJECT
Military Audiology Association: Unique College Welcomes Veterans with Hearing Loss
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US Dept. of Veteran's Affairs Vocational Rehabilitation & Employment Program
Success in the Workplace: Hiring Individuals who are Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing
RIT Veterans With Hearing Loss Program: "According the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, more than 128,000 veterans have returned from overseas combat in the past decade with tinnitus, which is a debilitating ringing in the ears, or some level of hearing loss. These veterans return home "finding it difficult to communicate,..."
RIT Veterans With Hearing Loss Program
The American Veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars
Veterans' World: MILITARY VETERANS WITH HEARING LOSS PROJECT
Military Audiology Association: Unique College Welcomes Veterans with Hearing Loss
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US Dept. of Veteran's Affairs Vocational Rehabilitation & Employment Program
Success in the Workplace: Hiring Individuals who are Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing
-See Print Moderator (Updated: 9/19/2015)
