Are deaf patients in Germany informed about their legal rights for a sign language interpreter?

Autor/a: HÖCKER, J. T.; LETZEL, S.; MÜNSTER, E.
Año: 2012
Editorial: Das Gesundheitswesen, Vol. 74, nº 12 (2012) pp. 818–821
Tipo de código: Copyright
Soporte: Digital

Temas

Traducción e Interpretación, Legislación, Medios de comunicación y acceso a la información » Accesibilidad

Detalles

Deaf citizens are confronted with barriers in a health-care system shaped by hearing people. Therefore the German legislature provides a supply with sign language interpreters at the expense of the health insurances. The present study initially examines in how far the deaf are informed about this and use said interpreters. Traditional surveys are based on spoken and written language and therefore are unsuitable for the target audience. Because of this, a cross-sectional online study was performed using sign language videos and visually oriented answers to allow a barrier-free participation.