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 former AMPHL board of director)

  • 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

• Pink Wings of Hope

  • Deaf Inc program providing support to Deaf and Hard of Hearing cancer survivors and patients going through treatments. They have an educational vlog dedicated to sharing valuable information in ASL

DHH School and Job-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 

• Job Accommodation Network (JAN)

  • Provides free, expert, and confidential guidance on workplace accommodations and disability employment issues.