Problem Statement
The United Nations (UN) and the World Health Organization (WHO) are demanding for each nation to focus on innovative services to alleviate the barriers for the disability communities (Kuenburg, Fellinger, & Fellinger, 2015; WHO, 2016; WHO, 2015). In the United States (US) the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (DHOH) population experience a wide gap in health disparity, which is associated with communication barriers and the lack of health intervention services (Kuenburg et al., 2015; Pick 2013). In specifically, the DHOH patients inability to communication with their medical professionals increases hospital readmission and medical misdiagnoses (Kuenburg et al., 2015). In the US, the health care system has not resolved the increasing
The United Nations (UN) and the World Health Organization (WHO) are demanding for each nation to focus on innovative services to alleviate the barriers for the disability communities (Kuenburg, Fellinger, & Fellinger, 2015; WHO, 2016; WHO, 2015). In the United States (US) the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (DHOH) population experience a wide gap in health disparity, which is associated with communication barriers and the lack of health intervention services (Kuenburg et al., 2015; Pick 2013). In specifically, the DHOH patients inability to communication with their medical professionals increases hospital readmission and medical misdiagnoses (Kuenburg et al., 2015). In the US, the health care system has not resolved the increasing