Resources

We’ve compiled a list of resources for Deaf and hard-of-hearing (DHH) medical professionals, students, trainees, and anyone else looking for this information. If you see a resource missing that you think is relevant, please let us know as this list is by no means exhaustive.

DHH Organizations 

• National Association of the Deaf 

• Many resources for education and work rights

• Hearing Loss Association of America (National and State chapters)

• Provides Information, Education, Support, and Advocacy

DHH Health-related Organizations 

• Partners in Deaf Health 

• Promotes an understanding of the health needs of culturally Deaf people

• That Deaf RDH Foundation

• Provides higher educational opportunities to today’s deaf or hard-of-hearing students aspiring to pursue a career in dental hygiene 

• Deaf in Scrubs (led by former AMPHL board members)

• Up-to-date medical and public health information

• Atomic Hands

• Foster wonder and curiosity in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) through the production and dissemination of ASL-centric resources

• Deaf and Hard of Hearing Nurses Facebook group (Led by AMPHL board of directors)

  • Support group for DHH nurses

• Health Signs Center

• All things public health in ASL

• DeafMed

• Aims to inspire the Deaf and Hard of Hearing community in the field of medicine/healthcare

• National Center for Deaf Health Research

• Promote health and prevent disease with Deaf sign language users and people with hearing loss through community-based participatory research

• Center of Deaf Health Equity 

• Focused on research for better health-related quality of life among DHH ASL users

• Sign Health (UK)

• Promotes easier access to healthcare and information

• National Organization of Nurses with Disabilities

• Works to promote equity for people with disabilities and chronic health conditions in nursing

• ASL CORE

• Sign bank of suggested biology chemistry, etc. signs 

• Society for Healthcare Professionals with Disabilities 

• Fosters a supportive online community that freely provides disability-related resources and tools that are relevant for healthcare professionals, students, family members, and friends

• Exceptional Nurses

• Resource network committed to the inclusion of more people with disabilities in the nursing profession

DHH School-Related

• National Deaf Center on Post-Secondary Outcomes

• Shares information, networks, and strategies to improve continuing education and training for deaf people

• Gallaudet University — Science, Technology, Accessibility, Mathematics, and Public Health School 

• DHH University with many online resources and technological advances

• Coalition for Disability Access in Health Science Education 

• Collaboration among peer institutions that aims to improve the student experience with disability accommodations in health science and medical education programs

• AHEAD

  • Disability resource professionals

• Deaf Hub (NTID/RIT)

• Mentors and prepares RIT Deaf and Hard of Hearing MS students who plan to apply to a doctoral-level program in a behavioral or biomedical science discipline

• Bridges to the Doctorate program 

• Undergraduate Students: Research Initiative for Scientific Enhancement (U-RISE) program 

• Mentor Supported Shadowing Program (MSSP) program