How can aspiring finance professionals overcome sensory barriers to reach the absolute pinnacle of the accounting world?

In this inspiring collection, Michael Edwin Kane explores the personal and professional triumphs of eighteen elite accounting experts. Through detailed interviews, Michael documents the journeys of five deaf CPAs in the USA, ten international Chartered Accountants, and three hearing CPAs raised by deaf parents (CODAs). The book delves into their unique educational backgrounds, the communication strategies they utilized to pass grueling licensing exams, and the ways their identities have shaped their success. By highlighting these remarkable achievements, Michael provides a roadmap for overcoming sensory barriers in high-stakes corporate environments.

This book is an essential resource for deaf and hard-of-hearing students pursuing careers in business, accounting candidates seeking motivation for their certification exams, and career counsellors looking for inclusive success stories. It is also a compelling read for CODAs and the broader finance community interested in diversity, equity, and the power of resilience in the workplace.

• Cover
• Half-Title Page
• Title Page
• Dedication
• Copyright Page
• Illustration
• Acknowledgments
• Abstract
• Table of Contents
• Introduction
• Learning objectives
• Section 1 Deaf and hard of hearing certified public accountants
  • Foreword
  • Foreword
  • Interview questions
  • Chanelle Lea Dunn (Johnson)
    • Family, education, and career background
    • Overall CPA examination experience
    • Advice for CPA examination candidates
  • William (Billy) Hughes
    • Family, education, and career background
    • Overall CPA examination experience
    • Advice for CPA examination candidates
  • John Kline III
    • Family, education, and career background
    • Overall CPA examination experience
    • Advice for CPA examination candidates
  • Jeffrey (Mac) McCaw
    • Family, education, and career background
    • Overall CPA examination experience
    • Advice for CPA examination candidates
  • Stephanie Robins
    • Family, education, and career background
    • Overall CPA examination experience
    • Advice for CPA examination candidates
  • Tribute
    • Barbara (Bobbie) Fallon
• Section 2 Deaf and hard of hearing chartered accountants
  • Foreword
  • Foreword
  • Interview questions
  • Matthew Robert Bradshaw
    • United Kingdom
  • Family, education, and career background
    • Overall qualification process experience
    • Advice for CA candidates
  • Nick Brookes
    • United Kingdom
    • Family, education, and career background
    • Overall qualification process experience
    • Advice for CA candidates
  • Toby Burton
    • United Kingdom
    • Family, education, and career background
    • Overall qualification process experience
    • Advice for CA candidates
  • Maeve Dermody
    • Ireland
    • Family, education, and career background
    • Overall qualification process experience
    • Advice for CA candidates
  • Pamela Dethridge
    • Australia
    • Family, education, and career background
    • Overall qualification process experience
    • Advice for CA candidates
  • Sarah Dougherty
    • Ireland
    • Family, education, and career background
    • Overall qualification process experience
    • Advice for CA candidates
  • Rosalie Helene Kassulke (nee Mountford)
    • Australia
    • Family, education, and career background
    • Overall qualification process experience
    • Advice for CA candidates
  • May Low
    • Singapore
    • Family, education, and career background
    • Overall qualification process experience
    • Advice for CA candidates
  • Thomas Mulloy
    • Ireland & UK
    • Family, education, and career background
    • Overall qualification process experience
    • Advice for CA candidates
  • Renu Sangha
    • Canada
    • Family, education, and career background
    • Overall qualification process experience
    • Advice for CA candidates
• Section 3 Certified public accountants who are children of deaf adults
  • Foreword
  • Foreword
  • Interview questions
  • Melissa Bradley Musser
    • Family, education, and career background
    • Overall CPA examination experience
    • Advice for CPA examination candidates
  • Jon L. Sahlin
    • Family, education, and career background
    • Overall CPA examination experience
    • Advice for CPA examination candidates
  • Karl Spanbauer
    • Family, education, and career background
    • Overall CPA examination experience
    • Advice for CPA examination candidates
• About the editor
• Resources
• Discussion questions
• References
• Recommended further reading

Michael Edwin Kane is a Principal Lecturer in the Department of Business Studies at the Rochester Institute of Technology's National Technical Institute for the Deaf (RIT/NTID).