Deafness and hearing loss fact sheet from WHO: providing key facts and information on causes, impact, prevention, identification, management and WHO response.
Noise is a major avoidable cause of hearing loss Sign language and captioning services facilitate communication with deaf and hard of hearing people
Being deaf or hard-of-hearing friendly is crucial to fostering inclusivity and ensuring effective communication with individuals who are deaf or hard-of-hearing. It promotes a supportive environment that allows everyone to participate fully in social activities.
People with disabilities face additional challenges during health emergencies such as pandemics, extreme weather events and conflict. Deaf people in Ukraine witnessing the ongoing war are no different. While Ukrainians live with frequent air raid sirens, an estimated 36 000 citizens who cannot hear depend on text alerts. As mobile alerts cannot get through unless networks are stable, too often ...
Deaf children are those with severe or profound hearing loss, which implies very little or no hearing. Hearing devices, such as cochlear implants, may help them to hear and learn speech.
Access to health is especially challenging for persons with deafblindness. To advance health equity for deafblind people, there is a need for models of care which are inclusive and people-centred, and consider the provision of care from the user perspective. In this article, a person who is deafblind describes his experience with health care and the “invisibility” that the community face ...
Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A recent commentary titled “Reproductive Justice for the Deaf Community” highlighted what health care ...