What is the impact on your educational and career choices when you are born profoundly deaf?In this episode, James Simms explains how his experiences of growing up with cochlear implants and being the first profoundly deaf individual to attend his secondary school led to him having to stand up – and stand out – to access opportunities that people who are born with hearing take for granted.Alongside insights into how it felt to study A-levels and go through the interview process during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, James highlights how applying for an apprenticeship enabled him to go straight from school into one of the world’s largest technology companies.Today, James is in his second year of a cross-functional apprenticeship at Cisco and is already contributing to developing improvements in web conferencing software and helping to make meetings more inclusive for those who are deaf or hearing-impaired.His story so far is one of personal courage and how forging your own path can help create greater understanding and opportunities for others. It will change how you think about online meetings too! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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