City partnership gives deaf young adults opportunity to gain work experience

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – It is a community that often struggles to find employment.
This summer, a partnership between the City of Albuquerque and a local youth organization is expanding work opportunities for young adults who are deaf.
“I really enjoy working out here in this environment,” said Gabriel Gonzalez, through an American Sign Language interpreter. He also said he has a new appreciation for the outdoors.
“I think it’s very rewarding.”
Gonzale