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Dealing with a medical emergency can be upsetting at best
and life-threatening at worst.
When you're injured, ill or in pain,
it's essential to get the information you need
to make the best possible health care decisions.
However, getting this information can be challenging
if you're deaf, deafblind or hard of hearing.
Many clinics and hospitals don't understand
your need for interpretive services and communications assistance or
don't know how to find the resources to respond quickly.
In this short video, you'll learn about your rights to have interpretive services and
other communications support during a health care emergency.
You'll learn some of the things you can do in advance
to help ensure that you're able to communicate
with health care providers when time is critical.
You'll also learn how a statewide advocacy program
can help you get the communications access you need
while you're dealing with a medical emergency.
Finally, you'll learn what to do if you feel that a clinic or hospital
is not responding to your requests for assistance
and the legal steps you can take.