Archive for June, 2008
“Does job availability influence whether Cities become Deaf-Friendly?”
Friday, June 27th, 2008[DEAF411] Jobs have big influence on where people live.
Searching for a job is neither easy nor fun. This task is even more stressful for a deaf person. Employers try to avoid hiring deaf people because their knowledge is limited and they prefer to avoid something that they are not familiar with comfortable with. They may [...]
“Deaf-Friendly Recreation Places In America”
Friday, June 20th, 2008[DEAF411] While collecting information for the “Deaf-Friendly Cities in the U.S.” project, we came across Branson, Missouri.
Branson, located south of Springfield, MO is a popular vacation spot in America known for magicians, comedy, variety, dinner shows and musical events i.e. rock ‘n’ roll, country, gospel, and performances targeted at families.
Branson claims they have more theater [...]