Archive for the Health Category
Must See Vlog regarding to E-911!
Please click the vlog to see what experience the 90-year old deaf lady had! She wishes to advise you how to use E-911 on VRS. www.deafnation.com/news/marge-solomon-e911-user
OPA Seeking Factual Stories About VRI in Hospitals!
The Office of Protection and Advocacy for Persons with Disabilities (OPA) has received several complaints about the hospitals in Connecticut using the VRS (video remote services) for any patients who are deaf. Some hospitals do not honor these patients’ requests or preference of using live interpreters instead of VRI (video remote interpreters). The [...]
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National Domestic Violence Hotline for Deaf callers
This email is being sent to introduce you to our National Domestic Violence Hotline number and services for Deaf callers. Please share it with your colleagues, friends, family and the members of your community.
Before reading this email, here are some questions to ask yourself:
What would you do if a Deaf client client/co-worker/community/friend/ [...]
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ASL Video Available about SWINE FLU
Glad we have video in ASL available, thanks to the National Center for Deaf Health Research (NCDHR).
Visit the link:http://www.urmc.rochester.edu/ncdhr/information/swine-flu.cfm.
