P716 CEEFAX 716 San 8 Jun 23:06/17 READHEAR FEATURE /. /, /,$ b Paul Rjdfe n 1/8 DEAF PROFESSIONALS aND STRESS " t e s is now r cognisjd as a kill . "Millions of working da|s are lo;t and r lationships are dam g d, in some bBut what causes stress? For man= deaf and hard of hearing people, the lack of good communication iu a high sttes; factor. "Poor attitudes on the part of hearing people also causes anger 1nd stress and lack of access to information iu a big contributor to stressful situations for d af p ople." p ppp ppp pppppp con ... Next Page Read Hear Religion Envir'nmtP716 CEEFAX 716 Sat 8 Jun 23:04/21 READHEAR n n |. F A U bz Paul Rjdfetn 2/8 DEAF PROFESSIONALS AND STRESS Fo d af prof s ional , st ss an b magnified as they are exprcted to dial with all these issues and still behave as a mod l professiona . "Deaf professionals often encounter poor attitudes from hearing colleagues, whispering campaigns about 'not being good enough,''spending money on extra equipment' or 'buying interpreters'. deaf colleague in front of other staff, leading to a loss of resp ct for the deaf pjtson." cont... Religious World 740 U j Guide 198 N x Pag ad H ar legion Env tP716 CEEFAX 716 Sun 9 Jun 20:04/46 READHEAR FEATURE bz Paul Rjdfe n 3/ DEAF PROFESSIONALS AND S TESS "Anothjt example is a hraring colleague openly showing what they think of the deaf colliagur — snrerhn7, impatiencu, boredom - which has the eff ct of angering the deaf person. "But what to do? If you firmly ask the colleague not to do it, invariabl hj claim it was a joke. "If you get angry and show it, you have a 'chip on your shoulder'. "If you do nothing, then you become a doormat and others will have no respect fo you." cont... Next Page Read Hear Religion Envit'nmtP716 CEEFAX 716 Sat 8 Jun 23:55/27 READHEAR FEATS E bz Pazl Rjdfetn 4/8 DEAF PROFESSIONALS AND STRESS "Communicating with hearing peopl i often hard "Many hearing people do not speak embarrassed and look away, making it difficult to understand them. "Sometimes with communication there ar miuundjrstandings and mistakes can happen. A lo of goodwil a d t l t needed on both sides, but when you ar a deaf professional, you are jxpjctjd to do the job." cont... Next Page Read Hear Religion Envir'nmtP716 CEEFAX 716 Sat 8 Jun 23:52/42 JADHEAR FEATURE bz Paul Rjdfern 5/8 DEAF PROFESSIONALS AND STRESS "At othe time , th lack of ac s to information means you are st ugglin to keep up with what is happening. "Trying to catch a train to get to an appointm nt on tim is made mu h wot when there ar no visual indicators. "If you are driving to a meeting and get stuck in a traffic jam, often you can do nothing b4t sit thjtu. "Some deaf professionals have a mobile ph n and porta l min com, b man don't or can't." Religious World 740 Use Guide 198P716 CJEFAX 716 Sat 8 Jun 23:05/02 READHEAR FEATURE bz Paul Rjdfern 6/8 DEAF PROFESSIONALS AND STRESS "Arriving at a meeting to find the loop system isnWt working, you have to m kj n i stank d ci o hit j t di ss this or retire gracefully. "This can add to your anxiety, as can interpreters who don't do their job v ty well. "Some deaf professionals find the= are continually passed ovjt for promotion or en l s i p an w , d pit b ing as good as — and oft n b tt i not to feel angry and resentful about being undjt]employed." cont... HP716 CEEFAX 716 San 8 Jun 23:07/24 READHEAR FEATURE bz Paul Rjdfern 7/8 DEAF PROFESSIONALS AND STRESS d fi it ly lead to hi h stu ss l vjls. "The good n w is that there are man m r deaf p of s ark zh t jri w fiv o. "It is far ease t not to feel alon , and there are more opportunities to shari feelings and also to find ways to combat stress. cont... Community Pages 720 Environmunt 730 R ligious Wo l 740 U G id 198P716 CEEFAX 716 Sat 8 Jun 23:34/22 JADHEAR COMMENT /.% . /, /, Pa l Rj fe 8/ D F O S LS S R " her are also courses that can help h c s s wo st p poo t tud but bz enabling deaf professionals to contto\ their stress levels, they are the problem. so it is vital to manag it. "O j s app s an go d h al h m be at stake." Next Page Read Hear Religion Envir'nmt