When Tamiko Rafeek admitted herself to the hospital a few years ago, she asked for an interpreter. “I was feeling very, very sick that day,” she recalled. Rafeek is deaf, and the Americans with ...

Member of the Iowa City Deaf community Robert Vizzini scribbled down some notes an interpreter provided to him, but when it was finally his turn to speak at a Cedar Rapids school board meeting, the ...

During a typical shift at Newark’s University Hospital, Diely Martinez often slips into a patient’s room upon request to translate questions or convey concerns to a doctor. Sometimes, that involves ...

Kim Silva (right) recounts the story of how she "thought she was going to die" from complications during a hospital visit during which a sign language interpreter was not available. John (left), her ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. A new task force seeking to improve access to sign language interpreters in ...

A group of Owens Community College American Sign Language Interpreting students recently put their skills to work at a “Paws ...

OF NEBRASKA POPULATION IS DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING. WELL, MANY PEOPLE IN THAT COMMUNITY FEEL LIKE THEY’VE BEEN FORGOTTEN WHEN IT COMES TO HEALTH CARE. KETV NEWSWATCH SEVEN’S MADDIE AUGUSTINE HAS THE ...

TAYLORSVILLE, Utah — At the Sanderson Community Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, a job fair offered unique services to help those with disabilities secure jobs. Through the assistance of an ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — Shari Bernius is ...

A deaf man who spent 24 hours in hospital without the support of an interpreter said staff were shouting out his name despite being told he could not hear. Terry Murray, from Rugby, is among a group ...