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		<title>Join the #Signtember campaign brought to you by Park Inn by Radisson Cape Town Newlands</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Sep 2018 13:33:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[September is International Month for Deaf People and to raise awareness around the challenges and solutions for the hard-of-hearing, Park Inn by Radisson Cape Town Newlands introduced #Signtember in 2016, a campaign dedicated to pushing the hard-of-hearing agenda whilst educating and destigmatising society’s perceived limitations of the Deaf. More than 5% of the population has some form of hearing loss, Park Inn by Radisson Cape Town Newlands has recognised this and resultantly partnered with the Deaf Federation of South Africa (Deaf SA), dedicating 19% of its staff compliment to hard-of-hearing crew members. Currently, 51% of Park Inn by Radisson Cape Town Newlands is owned by Deaf SA, which acts as the national research, information and community action organisation on behalf of approximately 600 000 Deaf South Africans. “Our strategy is to get more companies and in various sectors to employ Deaf people,” says Western Cape Deaf SA Director Jabaar Cassiem Mohamed. “If this can be done in Cape Town, it can be replicated in the rest of the country.” The #Signtember campaign has not only empowered the hard-of-hearing but has also educated their hearing staff in sign language and hotel guests too. “It is important to us to support Deaf [...]]]></description>
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		<title>General Manager Profile: Carly de Jong – Park Inn by Radisson Cape Town Newlands</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Aug 2018 12:13:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Carly de Jong is the General Manager (GM) of Park Inn by Radisson Cape Town Newlands, a position she was appointed to in August 2018. Having cut her teeth on global hotel brands, Carly remains one of the only female Radisson Hotel General Managers in South Africa. As one of eight brands within Radisson Hotel Group, the hallmarks of Park Inn by Radisson include colour, comfort and fun, as evidenced by the Newlands hotel’s vibrant décor, lobby bar and activity facilities. Park Inn by Radisson Cape Town Newlands is also a staunch advocate of the Deaf and hard-of-hearing; currently the Deaf Federation of South Africa (Deaf SA) owns 51% of Park Inn by Radisson Cape Town Newlands, which in turn offers support and career prospects to the Deaf and employs a Deaf staff compliment of 19%. Carly leads with humility, and is rigorous in her mentorship of both Deaf and hearing staff. “Both hearing staff and guests have benefited from our Deaf crew members who patiently teach sign language to anyone who wants to learn,” she comments. Prior to joining Park Inn by Radisson Cape Town Newlands, Carly worked for hotels in the CBD and surrounds in Cape Town. The [...]]]></description>
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