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This week is Helen Keller Deaf-blind Awareness Week, which this year kicks off with a focus on the exceptional careers of deaf and blind people. Today, enlightened employers have discovered that many deaf and blind people are highly skilled, highly motivated and highly productive. This week we look at the career decisions faced by the deaf and blind and the unique challenges they face at home and in the job market.
 
 In the Spotlight
The Deaf World or the Hearing World?
Coming out of school, many deaf people face the unique career decision of whether to seek employment with other deaf people in the "deaf world" or to find work in the world of the hearing. It can be an identity struggle, and one that carries with it more long-term social, economic and personal implications than many people realize.
- Deafness / Hard of Hearing Guide Jamie Berke
 
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Raising Deaf-blind Children
Deaf-blindness is a low-incidence disability. But in rare cases, it can affect an entire family. Liz and George Hooker are the parents of deaf-blind triplets who lost their vision due to prematurity and their hearing from the toxic effects of antibiotics administered in a neonatal intensive care unit. As the Hookers reveal in an interview, their children's challenges are different from most.
- Deafness / Hard of Hearing Guide Jamie Berke
 
What Employers Need to Know About Hiring Deaf People
Many employers want to hire deaf and hard of hearing people, but have fears or concerns that give them pause. Often, they simply lack the information they need to understand the needs these prospective employees so that they can make the decision to hire qualified deaf job applicants.
- Deafness / Hard of Hearing Guide Jamie Berke
 
 
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 Top Picks - Trail Shoes  from your Walking Guide

Trail shoes have rugged soles for traction and protection from rocks. Ideally, they also provide more stability than road shoes. Today's trail running shoes are usually flexible enough for walking fast on natural surfaces, so you aren't fighting your shoes with each step.

1) New Balance 870 OR Trail Shoe
Wow - that's what I said when I put them on. These lightweight off-road shoes feel springy and fast, yet with a sole tough enough to keep the rocks and roots at bay. Other shoe reviewers are also impressed. These are fair-weather shoes with no water resistance.

2) ASICS Gel Trabuco V Trail Shoe
Running Network named this shoe tops in the trail shoe category for its excellent traction whether going uphill or downhill and excellent stability, resisting twisting. It has a water-resistant upper. It also does well on pavement - wear it wherever you walk.

3) Nike Air Max Assail
The Nike Assail has a stone plate in the sole so you don't feel the rocks, even as you have a comfortable shoe that can go from sidewalk to trail.

 
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Staying Safe and Healthy Under the Summer Sun
Summer is here! Do you know how to stay safe and cool while you have fun in the sun? Check out these tips on skin care, swimming safety and more!
 
 Can You Beat the Odds?
Can You Beat the Odds?
Millions of dollars are bet every day. Do you know all the key strategies and pitfalls about the games to beat the odds?...
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