Problematic Comments Made to Deaf and Hard of Hearing Individuals in Healthcare Settings

These comments hit home. Unfortunately, they happen more often than you may realize. Click here to download a PDF version of the document. — Image Description: The document is titled, “Problematic Comments Made to Deaf and Hard of Hearing Individuals in Healthcare Settings.” The comments are as follows: 1) “Can you read lips?” 2) “We […]

Findings: Deaf and Hard of Hearing Experiences in Healthcare Survey

During Spring 2022, we surveyed Deaf, hard of hearing, DeafBlind, and late deafened individuals who utilize a variety of communication strategies in healthcare settings to gain a better understanding of how these individuals perceive their experiences in healthcare settings. Download a PDF version of the infographic. –– Image Description: The following orange/grey/blue text is on […]

Findings: Medical School Survey

During the summer and fall of 2020, we surveyed healthcare education students to gain a better understanding of how these students perceive their program’s abilities to prepare them to meet the needs of Deaf and hard of hearing patients. Download a PDF version of the infographic. Image Description: the following blue/grey text is on a […]

Healthcare Providers Self-Assessment Tool

We’re excited to release our self-assessment tool that allows healthcare providers to self-assess their organization’s capacity to satisfy Deaf and hard of hearing individuals’ cultural, social and linguistic needs in clinical settings. Click here to download the self-assessment tool. Healthcare providers, where does your organization rank? #DeafInHealthcare

Disrupting the Status Quo: Accessibility as the Bare Minimum

This post was co-authored by Yael Lenga, research intern at 2axend, and Corey Axelrod, founder and CEO of 2axend. — As we celebrate the 30th anniversary of the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), it is imperative to recognize how much progress has been made since 1990 through the valiant efforts of advocacy […]

10 Tips for Video Remote Interpreting in Healthcare Settings with Deaf and Hard of Hearing Individuals

We remain concerned about how the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is impacting communication for members of the Deaf and hard of hearing community in various settings, including healthcare. As more and more healthcare organizations are pivoting towards using Video Remote Interpreting (VRI) to minimize exposure to COVID-19, we created a list of tips for healthcare professionals […]
Ultrasound images of Axelrod Twins

Navigating an Inaccessible Healthcare System

Being a Deaf individual during the coronavirus pandemic has been scary. Not only has access to critical information, including press conferences at the federal, state and local levels, been limited, my wife and I worry about communication access at the hospital when our twins are born and during postpartum care. As of right now, we […]