on NPR’s Science program. Ira Flatow (host) will look at Deaf patients’ barriers to the American healthcare system. He will then focus on a Utah program trying to change by listening to the Deaf Community! Through their process the Utah medical program are seeing improvements to access (personal bias – they should have also looked at … Read more
Hearing Dogs are Trained to alert to sounds like door bells, smoke alarms and their handlers name. Learn more about the skills of hearing dogs and how the training process happens in the article Here is a link to a website about hearing dogs specifically. https://www.hearingdog.org/what-ihdi-does/hearing-dog-program/hearing-dog-training.html
Service Animal or Emotional Support Animal: What’s the Difference? https://adata.org/service-animal-resource-hub/differences And I’m attaching a chart from the American Vet Association. https://www.avma.org/sites/default/files/2021-10/assistance-animals-in-clinic-poster-v2-2021.pdf Here is a link to our website about hearing dogs specifically. Our waitlist is closed, just to note – https://www.hearingdog.org/what-ihdi-does/hearing-dog-program/hearing-dog-training.html
This video shows how the police are trained to interact with Deaf and Hard of Hearing. This work came out of a collaboration between the Deaf community and Police officers. Captions are available in this video.
Do you have 45-60 minutes to complete an online survey? We are conducting a study to better understand romantic relationships within Deaf, Hard of Hearing,and DeafBlind communities. Participants must: Participants will be compensated with a $10 donation to a Deaf, Hard of Hearing, or DeafBlindorganization for your time. Start survey here: https://bit.ly/ebphdresearch If you have … Read more
The Pennsylvania Deaf-Blind Project is required to conduct the National Deaf-Blind Child Count on an annual basis regarding the children and youth they serve who are deaf-blind. This publication gives additional information and answers commonly asked questions on the Pennsylvania Deaf-Blind Child Count. https://www.pattan.net/Disabilities/Deaf-Blind/Child-Count
The Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) is excited to announce the third annual publication of the Resource Guide for Supporting Deaf, DeafBlind, and Hard of Hearing Individuals. The purpose of this guide is to offer resources in one central location for those who support or care for someone who is Deaf, Hard of Hearing, or … Read more
An article by Drs. Kim Mathos, Betty Liu, Jeffrey Petigrow and Forrest Shooster For years within the medical school, students from the School of Medicine have been rotating with physicians and at clinics where clients who were Deaf or Hard of Hearing received care. In 2023, two medical students and the practicum coordinator decided to launch … Read more
Have you ever thought that someday you might like to work with people who are Deaf, DeafBlind orHard of Hearing? Perhaps you are a physician, a medical student, a nurse, social worker or you are in the field ofcounseling. People who are Deaf or Blind are vastly underserved by the health and mental health care … Read more
Preparation for adulthood services requires incredible planning; any process that lessens the stress for students, families and systems should be encouraged.