by Jenna Restuccia | Jul 20, 2021 | ADA Compliance, American Sign Language, Business
To understand the relevance and importance of American Sign Language (ASL) in a business setting, first, one must understand some commonly misunderstood points. ASL is a unique language with a set of grammar rules and an extensive vocabulary. Also, English is not a requirement to know ASL. If your primary language is ASL, you very well may not understand English. In other words, this assumption is like expecting any given American to be fluent in Russian or another foreign language. They are different languages; it is as simple as that.
What does this mean for you? If you are a business owner with deaf employees, know that although they know ASL, this does not mean they understand English. Some may be surprised to know that this includes writing notes back and forth, emails, employee handbooks, newsletters, closed captions, and even reading lips. Business leaders must accommodate their deaf or hard-of-hearing employees in fulfilling ways.
What should I do? ADA law requires that business owners ensure that communication with people with disabilities is equally effective, as is communicating with someone without a disability. These accommodations may look like having an ASL interpreter for spoken English or an ASL Translator for written English. Also, Managers may hire ASL translating services for company websites and documents.
What are the benefits? At the root of many problems, poor communication causes a significant amount of pressure and discomfort. Making communication a priority in your business has an overwhelming effect. Improved teamwork, camaraderie, respect, productivity, meeting expectations in the workplace, and continued growth may increase. By supplying ASL accessibility for your deaf and hard-of-hearing employees, you can create a productive workspace.
by Contributed | Jul 20, 2021 | Business, Microsoft 365, Microsoft Teams, Technology
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This year we have seen into each other’s homes, with surprise guest appearances from our kids and pets. We have learned about each other, how we can work effectively from home or from anywhere, and what we can achieve when we come together with purpose and empathy. Technology has been our enabler, bringing us closer together through a…
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by Contributed | Jul 16, 2021 | Business, Microsoft 365, Technology
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The world around us has dramatically changed. Hybrid, global work requires structural changes to how we build and interact with applications. We need a new class of apps that are centered around enabling synchronous and asynchronous modes of collaboration with real-time meetings, ad-hoc messaging, document collaboration, and business processes automation. Microsoft Teams, together with the…
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by Contributed | Jul 14, 2021 | Business, Microsoft 365, Technology
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Announcing new hybrid-work innovations to the Microsoft cloud—the cloud built for a new world of work.
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by Contributed | Jul 14, 2021 | Business, Microsoft 365, Technology
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As some regions begin to make their way out of the challenges and disruption of the past 18 months, we’re seeing a new world of work emerge. Organizations everywhere have transformed themselves through virtual processes and remote collaboration. And as people embrace hybrid work—with people returning to the office, continuing to work from home, or…
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by Grace Finlay | Jul 8, 2021 | Business, Marketing
Content marketing offers a long-term value that can’t be easily found with paid advertising, but paid advertising will help get the right traffic to increase your content marketing efforts. They go hand-in-hand. So, what are these types of Digital Advertising for small businesses? This article will give you an idea.
Social Media Platforms: There are many social media platforms which include Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and YouTube. If you have a blog or a website, consider adding a Facebook account to increase the reach of your digital advertising. You can set up a fan page on Facebook to share your posts and get your friends to share your posts as well. Similarly, there are plenty of other social media platforms which will allow you to place Google ads and vice versa. The great thing about these media platforms is that you can track the ROI of your ads by adding an app on your Facebook page or a tracking code in your Google AdWords account.
Facebook Ads: With Facebook, you can run two types of digital advertising campaigns. A single-page campaign and a group campaign. In a single-page campaign, you’ll place a single ad on your Facebook page. In a group campaign, you’d have a list of users to whom you’d wish to advertise. Running this type of campaign is easy since you can run different ads for different groups.
Email Marketing: Email marketing has become quite popular these days, especially for businesses with a solid client base. To make the most out of your email advertising campaign, you can use email marketing or SMS marketing. Email marketing is an effective way of reaching out to your target audience. Unlike Facebook and Google, you can also track your email advertising campaigns through web analytics.
Pay Per Click Marketing: This kind of Digital Advertising for small businesses is usually done through Google AdWords. Basically, you place the ads of your chosen vendors on Google search results and wait for the clicks to flow in. What you pay here is not a one-time cost; you’ll be charged every time the ad is clicked on. The good thing about it is that the cost per click may vary depending on the quality of the advertisers. So, if you’re running a low-budget advertising campaign, you may want to consider using the pay-per-click program.
These are just some of the many ways by which you can use the platforms provided by the internet. You can find an advertising platform suitable for your business based on the type of products or services you provide. The key is to create awareness of your brand and ensure that your target audience will become familiar with your ads.
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