Community Engagement
We listen, connect, and build relationships with deaf communities to make services better for everyone.
Too often, decisions about deaf health are made without deaf people at the table – and research, care, and programs are built without their input. Backed by decades of community trust, we elevate lived experiences and community perspectives to make programs, services, and decisions more inclusive, effective, and trusted.
Nearly
50%
When an interpreter was requested for their healthcare appointment, 48.2% of deaf patients were told that an interpreter was “not available.”
Events
Focus Group
Surveys
Listening Sessions
Local Partnerships
Real Support. Real Impact.
Amazing discussion. This is what access looks like – information in ASL, hands waving, ideas flowing, community thriving. Thank you!
- Patient
For healthcare organizations, systems, and researchers
We partner with healthcare providers, government agencies, community organizations, foundations, universites, and insurance companies to ensure deaf communities shape the programs, research, and policy that affect them.
Deaf-centered research and engagement strategies
Accesssible study design and materials
Deep cultural and linguistic competency
Data analysis and actionable insights
Featured Project
Advancing Patient-Centered Outcomes for Deaf Patients in Telehealth
in partnership with Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute
Community-driven research on how deaf people experience telehealth - with the goal of shaping better systems, better care, and better outcomes.
Learn More
Get help today.
Start with someone who understands.