Zine Review: Deafula #4
Deafula #4
40 pages / 1/4 legal / $4
PO Box 1665
Southampton PA 19866
In Deafula
# 4, Kerri exposes the truth of what it is like to ask for / need a
reasonable accommodation for employment. The ADAwas passed over 20 years
ago but is a system of laws that essentially have no teeth. The
official unemployment rate among people with disabilities hovers around
15% but in reality, if you count every issue that qualified as a
“disability” that rate is over 70% as most people with disabilities –
especially when one factors in people with developmental disabilities or
mental health issues who have never been active in the workforce. Kerri
deftly unmasks the horror of applying for work as a deaf person and the
incredible barriers and attitudes that she experienced from prospective
employers in job searches. She discusses accommodation issues in detail
including the ambiguous language in the ADA. Deafula is on my must-read
list: an exceptional zine that is very well written and visually
appealing. Every issue is an education in itself.
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