Adapting health education material for deaf audiences.

Abstract

This adaptation approach may aid in reducing deaf population health disparities.

Assessing Fitness for Trial of Deaf Defendants

“…Although legal terms and There is significant variation in language literacy (sign language and written English) in the deaf population Up to 90% of deaf children are born to hearing families Auslan is not the same as signed English. It is a language in its own right Deaf people often have lower written language comprehension than hearing counterparts Deaf people can have reduced opportunities for incidental learning Glickman and Gulati (2003); Pollard (2009);Johnston (2004) & Davidson et. al.…”

“…However, generally English language proficiency (as measured by reading) among deaf individuals is lower than in the hearing community (Pollard, 2009). The median reading level of deaf individuals is lower than that of their hearing counterparts (LaVigne & Vernon, 2003).…”

Rethinking Deaf Learners’ Education: A Human Rights Issue

“…At the same time, the literature on opportunities for deaf communities' access to information in health and healthcare systems once again shows that advances in this direction have been very slow and that members of these communities are still faced with numerous barriers. One such barrier is a lack of opportunities for more deaf communities' members to enter the health professions, a lack of hearing health workers trained in the use of sign language, the continued application of the medical-pathological model of deafness, a lack of educational programs designed in the appropriate format and language to meet the needs of members of the deaf communities, deaf people's unawareness of their legal rights, and the lack of qualified interpreters with experience in matters of health, among others (Barnett 1999;Clowes 2000;Sadler et al 2001;Ubido et al 2002;Iezzoni et al 2004;Folkins et al 2005;Jones et al 2005;Steinberg et al 2006;Pollard et al 2009). …”

Health Information Seeking Behavior of Individuals with Hearing Loss in an Online Community

“…Further, their less effective communication and health self-management skills make them more vulnerable to health problems than are individuals without disabilities (Pollard Jr. et al, 2009), suggesting that it is necessary to understand their health information behaviors in order to develop and improve the online services available to them. As a first step in understanding the information behaviors of people with hearing loss, this pilot study was designed to explore their health concerns and information needs in an online community.…”

“…Such communities allow people to meet "virtually" and have textual conversations on specific health-related topics, such as cancer and heart disease (Klemm et al, 2003). Although health information sharing is heavily addressed for the general population (Klemm et al, 2003) and some disadvantaged minorities (Kim & Yoon, 2012;Pfeil et al, 2010), relatively few studies have been conducted to address the online health information behavior of people with hearing loss, which includes approximately 7.6 million people in the United States (Brault, 2012), and 15-26% of the world's population (Pollard Jr., Dean, O'Hearn, & Haynes, 2009).…”