Sentences with phrase «of deaf people currently»

«Given that 70 % of deaf people currently are underemployed or unemployed, this increased access to pre-employment skills and training in American Sign Language is a critical step to their success.

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Currently a program associate at the Disability Rights Fund and a Marshall Memorial Fellow (the leadership development program of the German Marshall Fund chooses only 75 fellows each year from 35 nations), Thompson — who was born with Usher Syndrome, a rare genetic disorder that causes deaf blindness — shared her personal journey and spoke about her work advancing rights for people with disabilities around the world.
There are currently more than three million people who are deaf and hard of hearing living in Australia.
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