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HARD-OF-HEARING EMPLOYEE [1 record]

Record 1 2023-01-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Labour and Employment
  • Sociology of persons with a disability
DEF

An employee whose hearing loss ranges from mild to profound and whose usual means of communication is speech.

OBS

hearing impaired employee: The term "hearing impaired" should be avoided. It’s considered offensive to Deaf people because the concept of "impairment" implies falling short of a norm.

Key term(s)
  • hearing-impaired employee

French

Domaine(s)
  • Travail et emploi
  • Sociologie des personnes handicapées
DEF

Employé dont la perte auditive s'étend de légère à profonde et dont le moyen habituel de communication est la parole.

Spanish

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