I'm so excited that even after a committee decided not to designate persons with disabilities as a group that experiences health care disparities, the @NIMHD recognized and supported the docmented reality of millions of Americans. https://t.co/FChuF84Iws
If you’re not able to be a compassionate human being and see why deaf people, incarcerated or not, deserve access. Then maybe you shouldn’t be an interpreter.
Signed,
Another human being who happens to be deaf
It's a victory! Deaf student wins claim right to file suit under the ADA against the school who denied him access to education. https://t.co/QYzX7KUkx1
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When 1 out of every 6 Deaf, hard of hearing, DeafBlind and late-deafened individuals do not feel informed or involved with all decisions and treatment plans during #healthcare visits, there's definitely a disconnect between patients and clinicians.
#WeDeserveBetter
THIS IS STILL HAPPENING. Why would hospitals assume Video Remote Interpreting (VRI) is OK for the emergency room visits?
That.
Is.
Not.
OK.
See older news below as an example:
Deaf man suing hospital after unnecessary amputation https://t.co/ut1zBBZVNn
Just ordered "Deaf Rhetoric - An Ecology of Health Communication" by Dr. Manako Yabe, who is, herself, Deaf. Excited about what I can learn from the new framework she has constructed. https://t.co/nqkiEQFHiy