The PEDRO study—led by the University of York—found that assistance dogs for deaf people significantly improve wellbeing, mental health and independence, and reduce social isolation and fearfulness.
Nov 30, 2021
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For deaf people living with HIV, or DPLWH, deafness trumps HIV as a challenge, a University of California, Riverside-led study has found.
Nov 23, 2021
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Physiotherapist David Putrino was working on a vibrating glove to help deaf people experience live music when a friend mentioned that the same technology might stop tremors in people with Parkinson's disease.
Nov 22, 2021
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Deaf people in Wales are experiencing significant mental health inequalities because there is a lack of accessible services, no specialist Deaf mental health service in Wales and limited training about Deaf issues for health ...
Oct 21, 2021
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Unable to see, Carla McQuillan typically uses a program that converts the letters on a screen into audible words when she wants to read something online. The tool wouldn't work when she tried to schedule an appointment to ...
Mar 27, 2021
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It would be a brave person who tried to argue that the UK government, over the past several years, hadn't shown a kind of systemic ableism in its attitudes towards and policies dealing with disabled people.
Aug 7, 2020
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It would be a brave person who tried to argue that the UK government, over the past several years, hadn't shown a kind of systemic ableism in its attitudes towards and policies dealing with disabled people.
Aug 7, 2020
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When we speak, we give little thought to how the words form in our brain before we say them. It's similar for deaf people using sign language.
May 4, 2020
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Many may have seen the popular videos of awestruck babies who had been born profoundly deaf hearing a parent say "I love you" for the first time. These moving moments were made possible by surgically placed cochlear implants. ...
Feb 25, 2020
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Deaf people in Wales face serious challenges in getting the health care information and services that they need, according to a recently published report. (Health and Wellbeing for Deaf Communities in Wales: Scoping for a ...
Jan 13, 2020
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