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Barriers to Employment: The Deaf Multimedia Authoring Tax

May 02, 2025

This study identifies systemic accessibility barriers faced by Deaf and hard-of-hearing (DHH) individuals when creating multimedia content—such as portfolios, instructional videos, and presentation recordings—imposing disproportionate time and resource burdens across hiring, onboarding, and job performance: a phenomenon termed the “Deaf content creation tax.” Through empirical case analysis, participatory observation, and human factors–informed evaluation of inclusive workflows, the study formally defines this concept for the first time, positioning production-side inaccessibility as a critical mechanism underlying employment inequity. It identifies seven core barrier categories and proposes twelve actionable, evidence-based design guidelines. These guidelines offer standardized adaptation pathways for educational institutions, employers, and content platforms, substantially reducing content production costs for DHH creators. The work bridges a critical theoretical and practical gap in accessibility research by centering content *production*—not just consumption—as a domain requiring systematic intervention.

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Barriers to Employment: The Deaf Multimedia Authoring Tax

May 02, 2025

This study identifies systemic accessibility barriers faced by Deaf and hard-of-hearing (DHH) individuals when creating multimedia content—such as portfolios, instructional videos, and presentation recordings—imposing disproportionate time and resource burdens across hiring, onboarding, and job performance: a phenomenon termed the “Deaf content creation tax.” Through empirical case analysis, participatory observation, and human factors–informed evaluation of inclusive workflows, the study formally defines this concept for the first time, positioning production-side inaccessibility as a critical mechanism underlying employment inequity. It identifies seven core barrier categories and proposes twelve actionable, evidence-based design guidelines. These guidelines offer standardized adaptation pathways for educational institutions, employers, and content platforms, substantially reducing content production costs for DHH creators. The work bridges a critical theoretical and practical gap in accessibility research by centering content *production*—not just consumption—as a domain requiring systematic intervention.

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