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…Hard of Hearing colleagues (#3837)

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Co-authored-by: Julia Lindpaintner <42982184+juliaklindpaintner@users.noreply.github.com>

_data/navigation.yml

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           - text: Reasonable Accommodations
             url: general-information-and-resources/reasonable-accommodations/
             internal: true
-          - text: Resources for deaf and hard of hearing individuals
+          - text: Resources for Deaf and Hard of Hearing individuals
             url: deaf-hoh/
             internal: true
+          - text: Working with your Deaf and Hard of Hearing colleagues
+            url: supporting-deaf-hoh-colleagues/
+            internal: true
           - text: Moving and changing your address
             url: moving/
             internal: true

pages/general-information-and-resources/employee-resources-policies/supporting-deaf-hoh-colleagues.md

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+---
+title: Working effectively & inclusively with your Deaf and Hard of Hearing colleagues
+questions:
+  - g-accessibility
+  - g-diversity
+redirect_from:
+  - /supporting-deaf-hoh-colleagues/
+---
+
+Tips for working effectively & inclusively with your Deaf and Hard of Hearing colleagues at TTS:
+
+* Ask the Deaf person you’re working with what is most helpful to them in terms of communication approaches.
+* Share agendas and meeting materials ahead of time whenever possible.
+* Recognize that it may be difficult or impossible for a Deaf colleague to multi-task during a meeting. Asking them to look at a document is asking them to shift attention away from interpreter or captions and reduces their ability to participate in the conversation.
+* Chatter on calls is hard to participate in and hard for interpreters to parse — make room for pauses.
+* On video calls, use the hand raise feature to minimize people speaking over each other, which is difficult for interpreters to relay.
+* Practice ASL. Signing and/or spelling shows you are making an effort.
+* Facial expressions, body language, and the chat are all non-verbal ways to add context and color to the meeting conversation — use them!
+* When working with Deaf and/or Hard of Hearing colleagues, don’t focus on *what* they are (Deaf), focus on *who* they are.