Deaf and hard-of-hearing (DHH) populations are understudied in health services research
and underserved in healthcare systems. Existing data indicate that adult DHH patients are …

Background Persons who are deaf are more likely to avoid health care providers than those
who can hear, partially because of the lack of means of communication with these providers …

Deaf people who use American Sign Language (ASL) are more likely to use the emergency
department (ED) than their hearing English-speaking counterparts and are also at higher …

Bilingual bimodalism is a great benefit to deaf children at home and in schooling. Deaf
signing children perform better overall than non-signing deaf children, regardless of whether …

Deaf People and Society is an authoritative text that emphasizes the complexities of being
D/deaf, DeafBlind, Deaf-Disabled, or hard of hearing, drawing on perspectives from …

Deaf and hard of hearing (DHH) American Sign Language users experience significant
mental health–related disparities compared with non-DHH English speakers. Yet there is …

Abstract Background Approximately 16.2 million Americans ages 18 and older (5.7%) report
being deaf or having serious difficulty hearing. Hearing loss impedes effective …

The development of technologies has made digital accessibility relevant to many everyday
processes. Multiple resources have been designed to meet the special needs of a wide …

This paper identifies some common and specific pitfalls in the development of sign language
technologies targeted at deaf communities, with a specific focus on signing avatars. It makes …

Background Communication between people who are deaf and sign and people who use a
spoken language is possible by means of an interpreter. Interpreting in real time can be …