Increase knowledge and understanding about the impact of hearing loss among the wide range of individuals who are hard of hearing and late deafened and examine how this affects vocational rehabilitation service delivery to these consumers.
Identify and address the unique communication functioning of individual consumers who are hard of hearing or late deafened to establish an effective counseling relationship.
Increase skills in functional assessment, eligibility determination, order of selection priority category, and employment planning with consumers who are hard of hearing or late deafened.
Improve counseling and guidance skills with consumers who are hard of hearing or late deafened to address issues regarding the hearing loss and its’ impact on employment.
Increase awareness of employment problems to provide job accommodations or other solutions for consumers who are hard of hearing or late deafened, especially those who experience progressive hearing loss.