Communication is more than spoken language – three experience reports
The blog post uses three experience reports to show how working with a deaf person on a team can work. The full blog post is currently available in German only.
Anja Rojan
is an engineer, innovator and impulse driver. Before she was a Tech4Germany product fellow in the sustainability measurement team in funding programs at the German Federal Foreign Office, she developed sustainable and digital business models as a venture developer at the Audi think tank and was a founder of a start-up for physical and mental well-being. When she's not spending time with her dachshund puppy and girlfriend in her spare time, she's passionate about positive psychology, female empowerment and sustainability.
Thomas Miebach
is a UX/UI Designer with special expertise in inclusive design. He was born deaf in a deaf family. German sign language is his native language. He studied interface design at the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam and has been working freelance since then, mainly in the field of digital media design and UX/UI design. In March 2023, he will start a new job as a UX Consultant at Deutsche Bahn. He is also increasingly interested in future topics such as digitalization, innovation, transformation or new work.
Michaela Putzer
has been helping to shape the fellowships at DigitalService since 2022. Her main focus is on finding the right partners in the administration and working with the team to further develop the program in terms of content and strategy. She loves to constantly learn new things – about complex administrative topics as well as change processes and human interaction. As a project manager, she always keeps an eye on the big picture and, at the same time, on the crucial details. In her private life, she likes to sort out her thoughts on long runs in nature.