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3 Top Reasons Why Deaf People Face Obstacles in Emergencies

Leave a Comment / Accessibility, Communication, Deaf, Emergency / Susan Layton

3 Top Reasons Why Deaf People Face Obstacles in Emergencies <p style=”font-size: 19.5px; font-style: normal;”><a href=”https://youtu.be/KDswLL2mThE” target=”_blank” rel=”noopener”>Click here for ASL Transcript.</a></p><p style=”font-size: 19.5px; font-style: normal;”>If I said “emergency” what’s the first thing that comes to your mind? My immediate thought is an active shooter situation or the day I went into the ER with […]

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Five Fundamental Rules You Can’t Afford To Ignore When It Comes To Interpreting

Leave a Comment / Accessibility, Best Practices, Communication, Deaf, Hard of Hearing, Interpreting, Language, Uncategorized / Susan Layton

Five Fundamental Rules You Can’t Afford To Ignore When It Comes To Interpreting <i>Note: This article is addressing ASL interpreting and is intended for hearing people who work with interpreters in any setting. Through experience, research and collaboration with the Access Simplified team, five fundamental rules you can’t ignore are here to help. And off

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Why Not All Types of Hearing Loss are Equal

Communication, Deaf, Hard of Hearing, Hearing Loss, Medical, Resources / Staff

When you find out someone has some hearing loss or describes themselves as deaf, do you picture them as not being able to hear at all? This may or may not be so. Every person’s hearing loss is different and unique. In this article, we will shed light on why we can’t assume cookie-cutter communication

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