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Summary: This book guides healthcare professionals, hospital administrators, and medical interpreters in the United States (and internationally) in ways to better communicate with Deaf and Hard of Hearing (D/HH) patients and sign language interpreters in healthcare settings. It also provides an overview of the healthcare communication issues with healthcare professionals and D/HH patients, and the advantages and disadvantages of using in-person interpreters vs. video remote interpreting (VRI).
Contents:
Chapter 1: Deaf People and Health Communication
Chapter 2: What Is an Ecology of Health Communication?
Chapter 3: Deaf and Hard of Hearing Patients' Perspectives
Chapter 4: Healthcare Professionals' Perspectives
Chapter 5: Conclusion and Implications
Index.