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Hays County Local Health Department to hold Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Health Forum
As part of its Healthy Hays Forum series, the Hays County Local Health Department (HCLHD) will host a Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Health Disparities Forum on October 20 at Moe & Gene Johnson High School, located at 4260 FM 967 in Buda. Experts will discuss disparities in the deaf and hard-of-hearing community as well as how …
Sound Off: Technology Has Transformed the Deaf Community
Media by Ryan Nelson. Social media and technology have significantly transformed the Deaf community in so many different ways, both positive and negative. It is interesting to note the way communication and sharing information has changed for those in other smaller – but mighty – communities. There are an estimated 1 million Deaf people in …
Lori Loughlin’s daughter Olivia Jade slammed for ‘tone deaf’ white privilege post
Lori Loughlin’s daughter Olivia Jade has been slammed after sharing an Instagram post about racism following George Floyd’s death. The influencer, 20, shared a lengthy post on Sunday claiming she and her peers should ‘use their white privilege to stop this,’ and that others ‘need to understand that just “not being racist is not enough”.’ …
Deaf but not left out of technology : The Standard
Persons living with disabilities face a number of challenges as they go about in their daily activities. The blind may require a helper when moving about while those physically challenged are forced to use their limbs in movement. As the coronavirus pandemic continues to limit the movement of people within the country, most people are …
For the deaf, technology can make health care access worse
PROVO, Utah (AP) – Kim Smith knew from the start that video remote interpreting was going to become a problem. “I remember seeing that and thinking that is not going to work,” Smith, who is deaf, said in American Sign Language, according to a spoken English interpreter. Smith is the co-leader of Utah Deaf Hospital …
