Deaf in the Workplace highlights twelve Deaf individuals working in a variety of careers and occupations, including jewelers, painters, pilots, realtors, and pastors. Each participant is featured in environmental portraits that showcase their real workplace and the unique visual elements they bring through the vibrant world of the Deaf community.

Compared to the rest of the country, Southern California is home to a thriving Deaf community, one that often goes unnoticed or unheard of. As a hearing person, Emma Osborn had little familiarity with this community until she was introduced to it by her high school American Sign Language teacher, who is Deaf herself.

Although these individuals are sometimes labeled as disabled, their lives tell a different story. They inspire others through what they have faced and accomplished, and through their authenticity and perseverance.

Osborn would like to thank Niel and Ericka Thompson, Charles Rock, Austin Cary, Karen Soza, Candi Underwood, Yoon Lee, Ally Varner, Jon Savage, Kevin Willis, Lauren Benedict, and Jackson Brown.

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