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By no means is this a comprehensive list! This is just a list of the major players. From there, you should be able to find just about anything you want!

 

Deaf Healthcare Providers in the News

Six Deaf Doctors in Rochester NY 2004
Deaf OBGYN Angela Earhart 2003
Deaf Family Physician Carolyn Stern 2002
Deaf Family Physician, Mike McKee 2001
First Deaf/ Deaf Friendly Primary Care Practice in Rochester NY 1998
Ask the Doc: Dr. Stern no longer works here, but the question is a good one! 1997
Deaf Family Physician, Carolyn Stern 1995

 

Schools and Universities for the Deaf

http://deaflibrary.org/#USSchools

 

Cultural Competency and Goals in Healthcare

Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) -Hospitals, Culture and Language
Centers for Disease Control -Healthy People 2010

 

Deaf Health Professionals/Deaf Friendly Practices

Association of Medical Professionals with Hearing Loss
Hands on Chiropractic and Wellness Center, Rochester, NY
Deaf Veterinarian-Dr. Kim Dodge
Lifetime Health
Deaf Yoga
Deaf Roots and Wings
Timothy Malia - Click here or here.

 

Deaf Sports and Events

http://www.deaflympics.com
http://deafrec.org
http://www.usdeafsports.org
http://www.rochesterdeafsports.org

 

Deaf News Media

http://www.deafdigest.com
Deaf Rochester News
http://www.deafweekly.com

 

Sign Language Interpreters

Registry of Interpreters For the Deaf

 

Legal

ADA and IT Technical Assistance Centers - Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and Information Access to Technology assistance

 

Healthcare Providers and the ADA

http://www.mcld.org/hos.htm
http://www.nad.org/healthcare
The Midwest Center on Law and the Deaf
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights

 

Organizations (in alphabetical order)

Alexander Graham Bell Association of The Deaf
Association of Late Deafened Adults (ALDA)
Children of Deaf Adults (CODA)
Hearing Loss Association of America
National Association of The Deaf

 

Research and Other Resources

The National Center for Deaf Health Research (NCDHR)

National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders. Meeting on Biomedical and Behavioral Research Career Opportunities for Deaf Individuals, 2002.

Prashant Tamaskar, BS; Timothy Malia, MD; Carolyn Stern, MD; Daniel Gorenflo, PhD; Helen Meador, PhD; Philip Zazove, MD. Preventive Attitudes and Beliefs of Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Individuals, Arch Fam Med. 2000;9:518-525.

Health Care Resources for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Adults, 1999-2000. Guidelines for Services to Deaf and HOH Adults as Modified by the Conference on Standards of Care for Deaf and HOH: A project of the Delmarva Foundation for Medical Care, Inc., Gallaudet University, and the Health Care Financing Administration March 31, 2000.

National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders: Working Group on Communicating Informed Consent to Individuals Who Are Deaf or Hard-of-Hearing in Research, 1999.

 

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