Creating a Culture of Belonging: Inclusive Practices for Deaf and Hard of Hearing (DHH) Employees

March 24, 2026 | 2:00 PM EST

Virtual

webinar

Creating a Culture of Belonging: Inclusive Practices for Deaf and Hard of Hearing (DHH) Employees

Date: March 24, 2026

Time: 2:00 PM EST · Virtual

Join us for an interactive 60-minute session designed for employers who want to create accessible, inclusive, and psychologically safe workplaces. Based on CCRW's research with DHH jobseekers, ASL interpreters, and employers in BC, this webinar offers practical strategies you can implement immediately, like captioning, communication best practices, and interpreter coordination.Through real-world scenarios and actionable tips, you’ll learn how to foster belonging and build a workplace culture where accessibility is the norm and every employee feels valued and included.

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Meet the facilitator

Noor Al-Azary is a researcher and PhD student in Human Factors whose work focuses on assistive technology, cognitive processes, and accessible workplace design. She specializes in translating research into practical strategies that support workers across a wide range of employment contexts. Noor has led and contributed to applied research examining workplace accommodation requests, with a particular focus on assistive technology use across skilled trades industries and apprenticeship settings. Her work identifies both individual and systemic barriers to access, providing employers with evidence-based insights into what effective accommodations look like in real-world work environments. In the research informing this webinar, Noor facilitated focus groups with Deaf and hard of hearing (DHH) jobseekers, employers, and ASL interpreters to identify common challenges, promising practices, and gaps in current workplace approaches. By centering the voices of workers and those who support them, her work offers practical, employer-relevant guidance grounded in lived experience and collaboration. Through a combination of research expertise, advocacy, project management, and knowledge translation, Noor is committed to helping employers move beyond compliance toward meaningful, sustainable accessibility. This webinar draws on that integrated approach to equip employers across British Columbia with high-quality, actionable insights they can apply to create more inclusive and effective workplaces for Deaf and hard of hearing employees.