Deaf Oppression– Medicine in Philadelphia

Some things I’ve been reading along the way.

Managed Care

• Kaiser Permanente – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaiser_Permanente
• ‘The Philadelphia Story’ – http://www.acponline.org/journals/news/mar97/phillymc.htm

Deaf Rights/ Requirement for Interpreters or Auxilary Aids

• National Association of the Deaf, Legal Rights: Health Care – http://www.nad.org/healthcare
• Ohio Legal Rights Services – http://olrs.ohio.gov/ASP/olrs_FAQ_SignLang.asp
• Health Leaders: What is "Effective" Communication for Hearing Impaired Patients? – http://www.healthleadersmedia.com/view_feature.cfm?content_id=86691
• Malpractice issues in radiology; The Disabled Patient – http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/full/174/2/303

Who Pays for Interpreters?

• Deaf Doc (about Medicare) – http://www.deafdoc.org/ask/answerdisplay.php?id=60
• "…cost of interpreters in physician’s office fees…" – Compliant on DOJ website – http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/foia/tal734.txt
• DOJ, ADA Business BRIEF: Communicating with People Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing in Hospital Settings – http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/hospcombr.htm
• California, Asian-Pacific Islander rights, Federal funding policy – http://www.apiahf.org/policy/comments/financinglanguage.htm
• What is a Health Care Provider’s Obigations Under the Americans with Disabilities Act to Provide Sign Language Interpreters for Deaf Patients (MS Word document) – bennettlawfirm.typepad.com/the_bennett_law_firm/ files/sign_language_interpreters.doc

Access information

• What You Need To Know About TRS (Telecommunication Relay Services) (FCC) – http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/dro/trs.html