Rose Ayling-Ellis health: Strictly's first deaf contestant says 'don't be ashamed'
THE EASTENDERS star is best known for her role as Frankie in the BBC hit show. Now, Rose Ayling-Ellis will be the first deaf contestant to compete on Strictly Come Dancing. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - August 12, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Liberia: Covid-19 - Disabled Community Plans 'Education' Through Sign Language, Dramatization
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Members of Liberia's community of persons with visual impairment (blind), hearing impairment (deaf), and other persons living with disabilities are to carry awareness about the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in Liberia through Sign Language (for persons who can't hear or talk) and dramatic performances. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - August 12, 2021 Category: African Health Source Type: news
CMS' Proposed 22% Cut to Radiation Oncology Is'Tone Deaf'CMS' Proposed 22% Cut to Radiation Oncology Is'Tone Deaf '
A mandatory new model that would see a 22% reduction in payments for some radiation oncology treatments has received strong pushback from the medical community.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines - August 10, 2021 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news
For G.O.P., Infrastructure Bill Is a Chance to Inch Away from Trump
The former president’s efforts to bring down the bipartisan deal fell mostly on deaf ears among Republicans, signaling his waning... (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - August 7, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Silent no more: identifying and breaking through the barriers that d/Deaf people face in responding to hazards and disasters - Calgaro E, Craig N, Craig L, Dominey-Howes D, Allen J.
The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (2015-2030) mandates stronger inclusion of persons with disability in DRR. Yet pathways to achieving new targets for disability-inclusive disaster risk reduction (DiDRR) and their feasibility remain unclear ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - August 3, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Disaster Preparedness Source Type: news
Covid: Deaf woman wins claim over lack of sign language at briefings
A lack of sign language at two government briefings was discriminatory, a High Court judge finds. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - July 28, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Denied Assistant, U.S. Paralympian Drops Out of Games
Three-time gold medal swimmer U.S. Paralympian Becca Meyers, who is deaf and blind, is dropping out of the Tokyo Games because she is not allowed to bring her personal care assistant. (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - July 22, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
AHA News: How Technology Is Improving Health Information Access for the Deaf Community
MONDAY, July 12, 2021 (American Heart Association News) -- Early in Dr. Michael McKee ' s career, one of his patients, who was deaf, died from a heart attack. It led him to study how to prevent it from happening to others.
That tragic event might not... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - July 12, 2021 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Apple And Gallaudet University Team Up To Put Deaf-Friendly Businesses On The Map: Literally
Most digital maps do not highlight information that Deaf people may need to know when they navigate to new places, such as if a business has staff who can communicate in American Sign Language (ASL). But Gallaudet's Signing Ecosystem pinpoints Deaf-friendly businesses on Apple Maps. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - July 12, 2021 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Laken Brooks, Contributor Tags: Healthcare /healthcare Innovation /innovation Source Type: news
Improving deaf awareness in the workplace, NHS Employers
At the beginning of the pandemic, management were making changes to appointments, from face to face to telephone consultations. I was very adamant that we had to think outside the box and consider those with hearing loss and cater for their needs by conducting video consultations instead. I offered support and wrote some tips (which are included below) on how to best communicate with patients and staff who have a hearing loss, especially in the new situation having to wear masks. (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - July 7, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
HSJ Weekly Catch-up: Vax deafness, ICS warnings and Simon says… goodbye
Your essential update on health for the week. (Source: HSJ)
Source: HSJ - June 18, 2021 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Covid: Deaf campaigner takes legal action over No 10 briefings
The government is accused of breaching the Equality Act by failing to provide sign language interpreters. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - June 16, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
WET conference stresses the importance of health and safety
Health and safety “might not grab the headlines … but that work is vital”. Opening the weekend’s virtual conference for UNISON’s water, environment and transport service group (WET), Ruth Davies (pictured above), the chair of the service group executive, paid tribute to the members who have helped keep the country going in the pandemic.
The virus has had a “devastating impact”, she noted. It has been like “nothing we’ve experienced before, and safety has had to be paramount”.
But Ms Davies said that it was a “demonstration of the strength of our union and our reps that we have carried on.
“Thank...
Source: UNISON Health care news - June 14, 2021 Category: UK Health Authors: Amanda Kendal Tags: Article News 2021 Special WET Conference Source Type: news
How to communicate with patients who are D/deaf or have hearing loss, BMJ
Coronavirus pandemic has exacerbated communication difficulties due to mask wearing obscuring access to facial features needed for lipreading& non-manual features of sign language. Article outlines strategies to improve communication with D/deaf patients in clinical practice. (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - June 11, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
JAMA Editor Steps Down Amid AMA Shakeup JAMA Editor Steps Down Amid AMA Shakeup
Critics of a 16-minute JAMA podcast in February said it was harmful and tone-deaf, and pointed to several discriminatory articles that had been published in JAMA as recently as last summer.WebMD Health News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - June 1, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Internal Medicine News Source Type: news
