Hold the Date flyer 2023 (PDF version)
Deaf Health Talks: Stroke, Act F.A.S.T. (Zoom, March 30, 2023)
The University of Michigan Family Medicine Department has partnered with Partners in Deaf Health to host a Deaf Health Talk entitled “Stroke Act F.A.S.T.” on Thursday, March 30th evening from 8-9 PM, ET. The event will be on Zoom. We are excited to have our presenter for the event: Dr. DeAndrea-Lazarus. There will be a Q&A at the end of the hour moderated by Sanjana Ratakonda.
The event is on Zoom, is free, in ASL, and there will be closed captioning provided. Hope to see you there!
Our team has been working to continue developing monthly Deaf Health Talks. With your help, we hope to maintain our high viewership and post engagement. Our upcoming DHT on Thursday, March 30th, 8:00 pm-9:00 pm ET is geared towards deaf and hard of hearing viewers and will be presented in American Sign Language with spoken English translation. We would love to encourage you to share this talk with your respective communities.
Thanks again and please email us at deafhealthtalks@gmail.com with any questions or concerns. Also, check out our new website and Instagram page! Interested in supporting the Deaf Health Talks further? Donate here to support our efforts. Lastly, please feel free to let us know if you need more information.
Sincerely,
The Deaf Health Talks Team
Facebook Event Link: linked here
Zoom Link (please register in advance!): here
Communicating Effectively with the Deaf and Hard of Hearing in Corrections
The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) was signed into law on July 26, 1990. It envisioned a nation where Americans with disabilities would become fully integrated into the American Society.
Today, we more than expect Americans with disabilities to be properly integrated into American Society with reasonable accommodations. Hotels have accessible showers for elderly guests. Ramps in our government buildings are designed for people with wheelchairs. These very same ramps are now widely used by parents pushing their baby carriages, reinforcing how accessibility can be for everyone.
Closed-captioning is available in all television sets in America, including English or Spanish captioning. Disability accommodations have become more “universally accessible,” making product and service designs far more available to the greater general public, including housing, transportation, telecommunications and jails.
Title II of the ADA, regulated by the Department of Justice, requires that state and local government entities provide reasonable accommodations to Americans with disabilities. As state and local taxpayers, they are entitled to local government services. The ADA also requires state and local government entities provide effective communication with Deaf or Hard of Hearing Americans.
For Deaf or Hard of Hearing Americans, reasonable accommodations should be tailored to individuals’ specific disabilities and capabilities. Accommodations vary widely among Deaf person or Hard of Hearing individuals and they are not always easily understood.