Their modes of transportation to work are as varied as those of other employees. Persons who are deaf make ideal employees in noisy work environments. Loud noises of a certain vibratory nature can cause further harm to the auditory system. Persons who are deaf should be hired for all jobs that they have the skills and talents to perform. No person with a disability should be prejudged regarding employment opportunities.
Considerable expense is necessary to accommodate workers with disabilities.
Most workers with disabilities require no special accommodations and the cost for those who do is minimal or much lower than many employers believe. Employees with disabilities are more likely to have accidents on the job than employees without disabilities. In the 1990 DuPont study, the safety records of both groups were identical. Hypertext formatting courtesy the President's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities.