How the Deaf deal: Finding work and working to be heard

Gen Diokno says she has gone through over 20 types of jobs and has experienced years of unemployment, despite being a college graduate. She has worked as a fast food crew member, an encoder and a teaching assistant. At one point, she was jobless for three years, a period which made her feel "frustrated and depressed." The only difference Diokno has had with her peers is that she is deaf. She has faced discrimination at the hiring level, and difficulties continue in the workplace. "They doubt me, on whether I can or cannot work. I feel bad because they judge too much," Diokno told INQUIRER.net of her sentiments about employers. The lack of job opportunities did not stop her fr...

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