- It is essential that health personnel learn Mexican sign language
- When Mexican health personnel care for a hearing-impaired person, they do not know how to communicate with them
- the National Institute of Statistics and Geography reports that there are around two million people with hearing disabilities
It is essential that health personnel learn the mexican sign language (LSM), with this it would help or guide deaf and deaf and dumb patients, it would help to clarify doubts that they might have in the consultation.
When the health personnel cares for a hearing-impaired person does not know how to communicate with them. So it is essential look for a series of tools that help communicate with them even without knowing LSM. Among them pen and paper, if the patient knows how to read, or the use of mimicry and a series of drawings, in the event that the patient does not know how to read or write.
72 million in the world
According to the World Federation of the Deaf There are approximately 72 million deaf or deaf-mute people in the world. More than 80 percent live in developing countries and between them they use more than 300 different sign languages.
Regarding Mexico, the National Institute of Statistic and Geography reports that there are about two million hearing impaired people35 percent of whom are between 30 and 59 years old and 47 percent are older than 60 years.
But what are the signs that all health personnel should know; helpful and inclusive
A user who is part of the Mexican health system shows us which are the MOST effective signs.
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Why is it important to learn these types of language?
Lack of knowledge of sign language also means that deaf people have a hard time accessing services. public services, including services designed to meet your needs. A deaf woman in Iran told Human Rights Watch that when she went to the State Welfare Organization to get a referral for a genetic consultation before having a baby, she was faced with what she described as a “insulting and heartbreaking behavior” by a social worker:
“The woman who was there literally got mad at me. I’ll never forget that day. I tried to communicate with her by writing on a piece of paper, but she started yelling at me and I realized that she was insulting me. I cried a lot”.
In Russia, Iran, Zambia and Uganda, Human Rights Watch documented that communication barriers interfered with deaf people’s right to health, beginning with difficulty obtaining health information in an accessible format. Also, when medical staff use family or friends to communicate effectively with deaf people, it affects their right to privacy.
The consequences can be dramatic
In South Africa, a deaf gay man went for an HIV test, but clinic staff were unable to communicate with him in sign language, he told Human Rights Watch. The doctor did a blood test and showed him a piece of paper that said: “YOU ARE HIV POSITIVE” and then asked him to leave. She did not receive any kind of advice or support in a language that she understood.
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