As increasing numbers of people who are deaf or hard of hearing seek education and employment, Job Corps staff will need to become familiar with how to provide this population access to the program. This guidance will provide:

• OA and center staff with information on the accommodation process for applicants and students who are deaf or hard of hearing

• Information on common accommodations

• Resource information

• Frequently asked questions

In planning for the provision of support services, staff must focus upon the individual's communication style or language. This style or language will have been determined by variables such as age at onset of hearing loss, configuration of hearing, age when training began, type of training provided, and language and cultural background of the individual's family.