The National Deaf Center on Postsecondary Outcomes (NDC) has hosted a valuable set of tips for hosting meetings where some of the participants may be deaf or hard of hearing. They note, “besides running a better meeting, effective communication between hearing and deaf people has other benefits for career success. Research shows it strengthens relationships, increases well-being, and fosters meaningful participation in the workplace.”
Among the tips are recommendations regarding:
- the use of captioning for any videos shared in the meeting,
- the importance of providing the right accommodations – including in-person American Sign Language (ASL) interpreter, remote ASL interpreter, remote speech-to-text services, large print materials, and presentations slides as handouts with presenter notes, and
- establishing some meeting ground rules, including taking turns, and identifying yourself before making comments.
The complete list of tips (PDF) may be downloaded from this link to the NDC website
In need of further assistance? Connect with the NDC Help Team
See also: Remote Workplace Communications Access: Recommendations for Employers During Times of Expanded Telework – National Association of the Deaf
rev: 8/12/2021