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Useful Links for Patients

The following are links to other sites which have resources for patients who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing.

ASL Cancer Education Program for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing

Created by the Moores Cancer Center at the University of California, San Diego, this video has RealPlayer videos in ASL on Breast Cancer, Cervical Cancer, Ovarian Cancer, Uterine Cancer, and Prostate & Testicular Cancer.

DeafDoc

This web site features video and information from Carolyn Stern, MD, a board certified family practitioner who was born deaf. For patients, it includes a video dictionary with Dr. Stern giving ASL explanations of a variety of medical and health topics. People can also submit questions to Dr. Stern for a personalized response. As well, it has an extensive page of resources.

Deaf Hospice Education Project

The Deaf Hospice Education Project "serves as a resource for hospice information. DHEP helps volunteers connect with hospice services so that services are provided quicker. DHEP also works to connect the Deaf community with hospices for better access to information."

Healthbridges: Health Information for Persons who are Deaf, Deaf-Blind and Hard of Hearing

A Western Pennsylvania Initiative
This web site seeks "to provide reliable health care information to people who are Deaf, Deafblind, and hard of hearing, in a format that is accessible to all. It is our intention that visitors to our site will learn more about their own health and ways to access physical and behavioral healthcare in our community. In addition, it is our desire to encourage effective communication between healthcare providers and patients by educating both about individual perspectives, rights, and obligations in the healthcare setting."

Healthcare for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Patients: Clinics and Special Services

This resource list, from Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education Center at Gallaudet University, identifies healthcare programs and initiatives designed specifically for deaf and hard of hearing persons. Communication accommodations include not only a variety of devices, such as text telephones, but also qualified American Sign Language and oral interpreters as appropriate, and medical and allied personnel with sign skills and sensitivity to the varied communication needs of individuals with hearing losses.

Medical and Health Resources from RIT Libraries

The Rochester Institute of Technology maintains a database of internet resources related to Deafness. Included this is a list of resources on Medical and Health issues.

Video Remote Interpreting in a Medical Setting

This link shows the experience of one Deaf patient receiving care through a video remote interpreter.