Also called: SSP, Co-Navigator
Guides and describes the world to people who are both deaf and blind, using touch sign language.
Meets a DeafBlind client at the store, describes what's on the shelves through tactile signing, and guides her safely to a doctor's appointment.
Often part-time and hourly.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Certificate, about 1 year after high school. Fluency in ASL plus SSP training; usually part-time.
Ways in: Certification, On-the-job training. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: ASL/Deaf Studies.
Growing about average. Very small field; estimate.
Low risk for 10 years. Guiding and describing the world through touch sign is one-on-one human work AI can't do.
Classes: ASL classes, Psychology, Health.
Official data: O*NET occupation 39-9099.
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