Disability Access Symbols
by Terri Ricci
People who are deaf or hard
of hearing often use American Sign Language (ASL) to communicate.
But what happens when you are deaf and use ASL and the person you
are trying to communicate with does not know or understand sign language?
What happens when a person who communicates using sign language goes
to the doctor? How can the two of them communicate easily? Well,
the University of California at San Diego has created curriculum
for the medical students to learn American Sign Language as a part
of their study. See
the article for more information on how this
is being incorporated into the daily lives of the medical students.
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article of how innovative products or innovative ideas are being
used to help a person with a disability, please send them to access@accesspress.org.
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