Background: Users of American Sign Language (ASL) who are deaf often face barriers
receiving health information, contributing to significant gaps in health knowledge and health …

Objectives This study explores deaf and hard of hearing (DHH) individuals' preferred
sources of information for COVID-19 and their perceptions of developing severe illness from …

Background Barriers to communication for those with hearing loss are not only associated
with social, emotional, educational and occupational difficulties, but also with reduced …

Background During the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been a rapid increase in the amount
of information about the disease and SARS-CoV-2 on the internet. If the language used in …

Introduction To reduce COVID-19 exposure risk, virtual visits became widely adopted as a
common form of healthcare delivery for the general population. It is unknown how this …

Aims and objectives This study aimed (a) to identify the communication issues and problems
faced by individuals with hearing impairment (HI)/deafness during the COVID‐19 pandemic …

Face masks have become common protective measures in community and workplace
environments to help reduce the spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 …

Background Deaf American Sign Language (ASL) users often struggle with limited health
literacy compared with their hearing peers. However, the mechanisms driving limited health …

Objective: Adults with hearing loss are at risk of negative impacts of the pandemic. Specific
factors, such as hearing loss severity and location of residence, may disproportionately …

Communication and language barriers isolate Deaf American Sign Language (ASL) users
from mass media, health care messages, and health care communication, which, when …