Getting a Job! for Students Who Are Deaf and Hard of Hearing: Your Rights and Responsibilities
This segment provides a summary of the IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act) and the ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act). It is essential that job seekers with disabilities understand their rights and responsibilities especially when trying to secure work and for creating an accessible workplace. Part of the "Getting a Job for Students Who Are Deaf and Hard of Hearing!" training module.
Media Details
Runtime: 6 minutes 37 seconds
- Topic: Careers, Counseling and Self-Help, Health and Safety, Social Science
- Subtopic: Disabilities, Job Skills, Law
- Grade/Interest Level: 9 - 12
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- Release Year: 2011
- Producer/Distributor: Pepnet/California State University Northridge
- Series: Getting a Job! for Students Who Are Deaf and Hard of Hearing
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