LifeLinks Sign Language Services to Create Sign Language Healthcare Videos for Deaf Persons together with a Major NYC Catholic Hospital affiliated with N.Y. Medical College
LifeLinks Sign Language Services announces an agreement with a major New York City Catholic hospital, an affiliate of New York Medical College, to produce educational videos in sign language designed for the deaf population in subjects of urgent medical interest
(PRWEB) May 27, 2005 -- Deaf persons are frequently unaware of new
developments in healthcare because they do not hear radio like the rest of us,
the absence of closed captioning on TV, or the inability to participate in
hospital-based lectures and conferences. Lifelinks intends to rectify this
problem by producing videos on topics of timely interest such as “How to Stop
Smoking”, ”CPR”, ”First Aid”, ”The Signs of a Heart Attack”, ”Modern Approaches
to Hypertension”, ”Diabetes Management”, etc. All lectures are to be taught by
board certified physicians, in the relevant specialty, affiliated with New York
Medical College, and provided in sign language. It is LifeLinks' intention to
add captioning to the video to ease comprehension of complex terminology. Each
video will be made available over the Club Deaf Society website (www.clubdeaf.com) and will be
free.
In addition, videos are being prepared to enhance the sensitivity
of the hearing community to the issues facing deaf persons when they enter a
hospital, a courtroom, and school, especially at the elementary level. Videos
targeting law enforcement officers and healthcare providers are receiving the
highest priority. A deaf national spokesperson, familiar to many who watch
network television, is under consideration to highlight the plight of deaf
persons and to increase the public’s awareness of the complex issues facing
them.
Plans for counseling, job placement and educational services are
currently in progress. In addition, a national cable channel, devoted to deaf
persons, is on the drawing board in affiliation with a major national cable
system. Scholarships and endowments to fund college-level four year coursework,
to provide well-rounded sign language interpreters, are being created to be
funded by Lifelinks. College credit interpreter continuing education courses are
also on the agenda.
LifeLinks Sign Language Services is unique in
providing its interpreters over video within 15 seconds, and showing the
prospective user a photo and the gender of the interpreter.
For more
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Source : http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/5/prweb244971.htm