Calls made for improvements to access of health and emergency services for Deaf people in Wales

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    Calls have been made by linguistics experts to improve access to health and emergency services for Deaf people in Wales.

    A review conducted for Public Health Wales by linguistics experts Dr Christopher Shank at Bangor University and Dr Anouschka Foltz at the University of Graz, Austria, suggests improvements can be made for the benefit of the Deaf community.

    Period5 Dec 2020

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    • TitleCalls made for improvements to access of health and emergency services for Deaf people in Wales
      Degree of recognitionRegional
      Media name/outletDeeside.com
      Media typeWeb
      Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
      Date5/12/20
      DescriptionCalls have been made by linguistics experts to improve access to health and emergency services for Deaf people in Wales.

      A review conducted for Public Health Wales by linguistics experts Dr Christopher Shank at Bangor University and Dr Anouschka Foltz at the University of Graz, Austria, suggests improvements can be made for the benefit of the Deaf community.
      URLwww.deeside.com/calls-made-for-improvements-to-access-of-health-and-emergency-services-for-deaf-people-in-wales/
      PersonsChristopher Shank
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    Keywords

    • Deaf community
    • BSL
    • Emergency Services