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The Italian Deaf Community at the Time of Coronavirus [PDF]

Frontiers in Sociology, 2021
The present paper will explore the impacts of the recent pandemic crisis on the Italian Deaf community, as a linguistic minority. Recent research has shown that minorities are suffering much more the effects of the pandemia because their lack of access ...
Elena Tomasuolo, Tiziana Gulli, Virginia Volterra, Sabina Fontana   +3 more
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Expanding Stroke Preparedness to Vulnerable Populations: A Music Video for the Deaf Community [PDF]

Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, 2020
Background Acute stroke treatments reduce disability after stroke, but eligibility for these treatments depends on rapid hospital arrival after symptom onset.
Mellanie V. Springer, Casey L. Corches, Bernadette McCracklin, Melecia Scott, Maria Cielito Robles, Lesli E. Skolarus   +5 more
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Reproductive Justice for the Deaf Community. [PDF]

Obstet Gynecol, 2022
Almost half of all pregnancies each year in the United States are mistimed or unwanted and associated with adverse health outcomes. Deaf women are as likely to be pregnant as their hearing counterparts but are 67% more likely to experience unintended pregnancy. Although there are limited data on the sexual health behaviors of deaf individuals, research
Panko TL.
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Perceptions of Deaf education in the Deaf community. [PDF]

J Deaf Stud Deaf Educ
Abstract This article explores perceptions about education for the Deaf community within Deaf communities in Ireland, Finland, and the UK. Ireland, Finland, and the UK all provide legal recognition of sign languages in various forms. However, it is important to understand how these laws impact Deaf people, what their experiences with ...
McEvoy G.
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3009 Understanding the Lived Experience of Deaf Dominicans: Implementing Qualitative Methods with the Deaf Community in the Dominican Republic [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Translational Science, 2019
OBJECTIVES/SPECIFIC AIMS: Qualitative approaches help explore poorly understood phenomenon, and are highly engaging, enabling both sides of an encounter greater connection.
Joshua Mora, Pablo Taveras, History Estill-Varner, Jose Javier Sanchez, Wyatte Hall, Zahira Quinones Tavarez, Edward Batista, Alan Jesurum, Shazia Siddiqi, Timothy Dye   +9 more
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Reducing health inequalities in the deaf community: a priority setting exercise [PDF]

BMC Health Services Research
Background The Deaf community experiences health inequalities including higher mortality rates, increased prevalence of chronic conditions, and poorer access to healthcare services compared to the general population.
Anna Selby, Alison Jones, Helen Radford, Daniel Hind   +3 more
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Assessing Medical Students’ Knowledge of the Deaf Culture and Community in Puerto Rico: A Descriptive Study

Journal of Medical Education and Curricular Development, 2021
Background: Effective communication between health care professionals and Deaf and Hard of Hearing (D&HH) patients remains a challenge. Literature regarding health professionals’ knowledge of the D&HH community and their barriers toward health care ...
Michael S Kung, Andrea Lozano, Vicente J Covas, Lorena Rivera-González, Yllen Y Hernández-Blanco, Yaritza Diaz-Algorri, Sandra Chinapen   +6 more
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Communication, inclusion and psychological wellbeing among deaf and hard of hearing children: A qualitative study in the Gaza Strip.

PLOS Global Public Health, 2023
Deaf and hard of hearing children are at risk of exclusion from community life and education, which may increase their risk of mental health conditions.
Nathaniel Scherer, Tracey Smythe, Ramadan Hussein, Lorraine Wapling, Shaffa Hameed, Julian Eaton, Naim Kabaja, Ritsuko Kakuma, Sarah Polack   +8 more
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Revisiting the Past to Understand the Present: The Linguistic Ecology of the Singapore Deaf Community and the Historical Evolution of Singapore Sign Language (SgSL)

Frontiers in Communication, 2022
Singapore, a young nation with a colonial past from 1819, has seen drastic changes in the sociolinguistic landscape, which has left indelible marks on the Singapore society and the Singapore deaf community.
Phoebe Tay, Phoebe Tay, Bee Chin Ng
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Attitude of deaf culture toward cochlear implantation [PDF]

Specijalna Edukacija i Rehabilitacija, 2015
The main aim of this paper is to analyze relevant data on the attitudes of members of the deaf culture and scientists toward cochlear implantation on the basis of available literature.
Radić-Šestić Marina, Ostojić Sanja, Đoković Sanja   +2 more
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