The majority of research identified by this review focused on experiences of employment and barriers to inclusion. While there is insufficient evidence to draw conclusions about the prevalence of such barriers or their impact on people’s career pathways and productivity, it is clear that there are a wide range of issues affecting the working lives of deaf people and people with hearing loss....
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Discussion
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No actionable clinical change — this is an evidence gap analysis on workplace inclusion factors; it may inform patient counselling discussions about employment challenges but does not change clinical practice.
Identifying gaps in the evidence on barriers and enablers to employment highlights where future research is most needed to improve workplace outcomes for people with hearing loss.
- 01Common barriers to employment for deaf and hard-of-hearing workers are catalogued.
- 02Enablers to workplace inclusion are also identified alongside the barriers.
- 03Evidence on how prevalent these barriers are is described as insufficient.
- 04Long-term career-pathway impact of barriers is not well evidenced in existing literature.
- 05Findings point to a clear need for more rigorous research in this area.
There is insufficient evidence on the prevalence of barriers to employment for deaf people and people with hearing loss.
studysupportedThere is insufficient evidence on the impact of employment barriers on career pathways for deaf and hard-of-hearing people.
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