And the barriers to the best care possible
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A video of the episode that includes captioning & ASL interpretation is available online. A transcript is also available.��
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If you take only one fact away from this podcast today, it should be this: more than 30 years after the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act, healthcare providers in the United States remain ill-equipped to meet the needs of deaf, deaf-blind, and hard of hearing people who come to them for care. On today's program, host Se��n Collins talks with Drs. Poorna Kushalnagar and James Huang of Gallaudet University about the barriers that exist in the healthcare setting for people with hearing loss and some of the steps medicine can take to make the best care possible a reality for all patients.
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Director of the Center for Deaf Health Equity
Chief Research Officer
Office of Research
Gallaudet University
Washington, D.C.
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Family Physician
Medical Director, Student Health Services
Gallaudet University
Washington, D.C.
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We also present excerpts from a conversation between Christine Kostrubala and her friend Sarah Rasmussen about some of the hurdles Christine has faced as a deaf person seeking treatment for cancer. An extended version of this conversation will be available by 6:00p PST on Thursday 12 January.��
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The Center for Deaf Health Equity
The Association of Medical Professionals with Hearing Losses
A print-ready transcript of this episode is available.
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