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Health Care for Individuals with Hearing Loss or Vision Loss

Author(s) -

Jan Withers,

Cynthia Speight

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

north carolina medical journal

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.283

H-Index - 24

eISSN - 2379-4313

pISSN - 0029-2559

DOI - 10.18043/ncm.78.2.107

Subject(s) - hearing loss , health care , compliance (psychology) , face (sociological concept) , orientation (vector space) , internet privacy , nursing , business , psychology , medicine , audiology , computer science , political science , social psychology , sociology , law , social science , geometry , mathematics

Individuals with hearing or vision loss face significant barriers in accessing health care, resulting in documented health inequities. These barriers are typically in the form of inaccessible communication or information, as well as impediments to orientation or mobility. Compliance with applicable accessibility laws, such as the Americans with Disabilities Act, requires that providers have a sound understanding of the specific aids and services that assure compliance.

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