Video Description:

The post has a video thumbnail with blue shading overlaid. The middle has a text bubble that reads “Meet Jessica Kennedy” in white text with rose background. In the video: A woman with light brown long hair is standing in front of the camera with a blue couch and framed diplomas behind her. She is wearing a black blazer and a black shirt. 

Transcript:

Hi I’m Jessica Kennedy. I’m here at my home in Minnesota. I’m an attorney, and a mom, and I lead the DeafHealth team. Like you all, we are Deaf advocates. And like you all, we believe that healthcare is a basic human right, not a privilege. But for too long, deaf communities have been denied that right. That needs to change. That change is HUGE. That change is possible; but we can’t do it alone. We need community support. We need your stories, your ideas, your insights. We need your vision of what accessible, equal healthcare looks like. “We know that there’s nothing about us, without us.” Our deaf communities must be centered in this change. Join us. [The screen fades to show a thumbnail of a faded white background of a doctor holding hands with another individual] Deaf. Healthy. DeafHealth. Learn more at www.deafhealthaccess.org.]