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Our perceptions are invariably informed by our own experiences and biases, both implicit and explicit. They may play out in various ways every day, often without an awareness of what is actually transpiring. Our reactions and perceptions can often be influenced by what we see portrayed in the media so that when we are confronted […]
Election season is upon us. As campaigns end and votes are tallied across the United States, my thoughts always turn to one of the most memorable experiences during my professional career. Section 203 of The Voting Rights act of 1965 requires many state and local governments to provide voting and election information in languages other […]
As content creators in the business or social media world, making the decision to caption your video content may not be the first thing on your mind. As the visual elements which help the viewer be engaged to your story are important, video captioning ensures that your viewers can understand any auditory cues and dialogue, […]
Reports of health care communication complaints by deaf people are fairly commonplace in the news and online. Over the past two years alone, many lawsuits have been filed and Department of Justice action taken to respond to concerns that health care providers communicate poorly with their deaf or hard of hearing patients. These communication cases […]
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) continues to be one of the most hotly contested and litigated civil rights laws. All of the new ADA developments, from lawsuits, federal enforcement, to proposed regulations, can be dizzying to follow. We make it easier for you with our 3rd Annual Roundtable, 2018 & the ADA: The Year in […]
Faced with letters from more than 100 Congressmen and various businesses requesting U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) assistance with the growing number of website accessibility lawsuits, DOJ again declined to take any immediate action. According to The Credit Union Times: “The Justice Department under President Obama had announced its intention to issue ADA guidance governing […]
“It’s an all-too-familiar problem,” according to “Addressing Gender and Racial Bias among Clinicians” in Harvard Business Review (HBR). Implicit bias in health care, among providers, physicians, nurses, and patients is well-researched and equally well-known. Yet, implicit bias continues apace in health care, with gender bias the focus of HBR’s analysis. Just as throughout the work […]
Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act is the law of the land. The Section’s many health care civil rights requirements became final more than two years ago in 2016. However, the Section 1557 discrimination cases filed since then against health care providers have concerned LGBT or disability discrimination, without seemingly any cases claiming discrimination […]
Talk about health care and people with disabilities and the conversation invariably turns to patients – deaf patients, sign language interpreters, patients using assistive devices, Braille discharge instructions, patients with wheelchairs, accommodations for all patients with disabilities, etc. But what about providers – doctors and nurses – with disabilities? Some people may express incredulity […]
Google Translate used to be the go-to for cunning middle school kids who had a Spanish essay due the next morning (or was that just me?) But, having greatly improved its accuracy since the Artificial Intelligence update in 2017, Google Translate is now being used around the world to translate over 100 languages with its […]
