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Direct linkSarah Hall; Michael Ballard – Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education, 2024
Deaf patients who communicate in American Sign Language (ASL) experience communication challenges leading to medical errors, treatment delays, and health disparities. Research on Deaf patient communication preferences is sparse. Researchers conducted focus groups based on the Health Belief Model with culturally Deaf patients and interpreters. The…
Descriptors: Deafness, American Sign Language, Patients, Deaf Interpreting
Emma Brooks – Multilingua: Journal of Cross-Cultural and Interlanguage Communication, 2025
Researching in heterogeneous communities can present challenges for the most experienced of researchers, especially in the context of ethnographic work, where the dynamism and unpredictability of a research setting can make it difficult to anticipate the languages spoken. Drawing on data from multilingual health consultations, I reflect on…
Descriptors: Multilingualism, Ethnography, Second Language Learning, Health Services
