Our November 5th meeting will be at the
Embassy Suites 17t Street at 12 noon - our speaker will be:

Natalie Ivey, President and CEO of Results Performance Consulting, who will share what it takes to be a contemporary leader, and what you need to do to improve your leadership skills--and the skills of your leadership team.

Learning Objectives:

To understand how leadership has changed and to identify the competencies necessary for successfully leading the diverse, contemporary workforce

  • To understand the difference between managing and leading
  • To understand the career shift from individual contributor to people leader and the immediate change in competencies required for success
  • To learn the common challenges managers face and how to sharpen leadership skills in handling these challenges
  • To identify the essential curriculum needed for effective leadership development, recruitment, performance management, retention, and risk management

For more information and to RSVP, please visit the Meetings Page
We look forward to seeing you there!

The Job Connection Page has many NEW job listings!
 CLICK HERE to view them

Plans are complete for the HHRABC Holiday Celebration
Please mark your calendar and hold the evening of Wednesday, December 3
We will have drinks, dinner and loads of laughs at Laffing Matterz

 Many individuals may be deaf or hard of hearing and be able to speak clearly. Employers may place them in almost any type of position, except those for which acute hearing is a legitimate safety requirement. Even in those circumstances, employers should perform an individualized assessment. Such persons may need extra time in settings where there is a lot of oral communication, such as interviews and meetings.

 Communication difficulties should not be regarded as indicative of more extensive impairments and should not be allowed to obscure an applicant’s knowledge, skills, and abilities. In many situations, it may be necessary to obtain the services of a qualified sign language interpreter to provide effective communication if the person who is deaf or hard of hearing uses sign language as his or her primary means of communication.

 Other accommodations that may be necessary include the use of assistive listening systems and devices for persons who are hard of hearing, or computer-assisted real-time transcription (CART).

 Consider the following suggestions when interacting with individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing:

  • When speaking with someone who is deaf or hard of hearing, face the person directly. Attract his or her visual attention before starting a conversation. For insistence, if you are entering his or her office and the person’s back is to you, flicker the lights.

  • When speaking to people who are deaf or hard of hearing, use meaningful facial expressions and gestures to emphasize your intent and attitude. This helps to substitute for your tone of voice. Try to find a quiet place away from computers, telephones, and other sources of noise that has adequate lighting.

  • Not all people who are deaf or hard of hearing know or use sign language. Do not assume they need interpreters.

  • If using a sing language or oral interpreter, speak directly to the person with the hearing impairment, not the interpreter. Speak clearly, in a normal tone of voice, and keep your hands away from your face.

  • If you cannot understand the person with a hearing impairment, do not be afraid to ask him or her to repeat the message. If this approach does not work, you can ask if it would be helpful to communicate by writing or using a computer terminal.

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