Deaf Community in Rochester (NY) and the United States
Rochester, NY is the home of the largest concentration of Deaf people in the country. Rochester has an estimated 10,000 to 15,000 residents whose primary language is ASL. ASL is a visual-gestural language indigenous to the United States with a grammar, syntax, and discourse pattern that are different from English. Estimates of US primary ASL-users range from 100,000 to 1 million. |
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The ASL Health Survey is here NOW!
If you or someone else you know may be interested in taking the ASL Health Survey, please contact NCDHR to make an appointment to take the survey: (585) 276-2122 VP or ncdhr@urmc.rochester.edu.
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View the survey flyer!
Read the article about survey recruitment. |
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We are more than half-way to our Goal of 300 people taking our Rochester Deaf Health Survey!!!
If you or someone you know is interested in taking the survey, please contact NCDHR to make an appointmentto take the survey: (585) 276-2122 VP or ncdhr@urmc.rochester.edu.
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How else can you be involved?
• Participate in NCDHR health surveys, focus groups and research projects.
• Tell us about health issues that are important to you and your family.
• Tell your family and friends about the NCDHR! |
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Other Deaf-related health education pages
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center: Health Information in ASL
Deaf Doc: Health information in ASL
University of California -- San Diego Medical Center: ASL Cancer Education Program
University of Rochester Deaf Wellness Center |
