" Left Behind and Ignored": Increasing Awareness and Accessibility of Resources for Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias in the Deaf Community

Public Health Rep. 2023 Jul-Aug;138(4):573-577. doi: 10.1177/00333549221110298. Epub 2022 Aug 1.

Authors

Poorna Kushalnagar^{1

2}, Donalda Ammons¹, Alina Engelman³, Shilpa Hanumantha², Jaime Wilson⁴

Affiliations

¹ Center for Deaf Health Equity, Gallaudet University, Washington, DC, USA.
² School of Health and Human Services, Gallaudet University, Washington, DC, USA.
³ Department of Public Health, California State University, East Bay, Hayward, CA, USA.
⁴ Wilson Clinical Services, Seattle, WA, USA.

PMID: 35915974
PMCID: PMC10291161 (available on 2024-07-01)
DOI: 10.1177/00333549221110298

No abstract available

Keywords: Alzheimer’s disease; deaf; dementia; hearing loss; sign language.

Publication types

Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

Alzheimer Disease*
Dementia*
Humans
Persons With Hearing Impairments*

Grants and funding

R01 DC014463/DC/NIDCD NIH HHS/United States