Jenny Buechner sat on an examination table describing symptoms of dizziness, nausea and shoulder pain. Across from her was a student interpreter, wearing all black to make hand signs more visible and ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients who are deaf and request interpreter services may have difficulty establishing primary care and dental ...

For a lot of people, scheduling a telehealth appointment with their doctor takes two seconds. You just go to your provider's app and with a couple of finger taps, you're good to go. That's not always ...

One year after giving birth to her second daughter, Jessica Gribble finally had an answer for the developmental delays, the failed hearing test, the frequent illnesses her daughter had experienced ...

LOS ANGELES — Going to the dentist can be an anxious experience for anyone, but even more daunting when there are communication barriers. Because of cultural and language barriers, people who are deaf ...

A deaf patient was unaware she agreed to the removal of seven teeth after a dental clinic failed to provide an interpreter, federal prosecutors said. Photo from Kenny Eliason via Unsplash A deaf ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Covenant Health has agreed to settle an Americans with Disabilities Act claim with the federal government after a deaf patient claimed the medical group denied him a means of ...

The United States received a complaint from an individual who alleged that BMH discriminated against him by failing to provide qualified sign language interpreters and appropriate auxiliary aids and ...