Announcements: Developing Skills in Communication and Cultural Mediation in Dialogues between Providers and Deaf Patients

Bioethics and Humanities Center Seminar

Thursday, February 12, noon to 1 p.m.
2507 Setnor Building
(on Irving Ave. at intersection with Waverly--
Setnor is an addition just to the right of Weiskotten Hall, which is set
back from Irving Ave.)

Developing Skills in Communication and Cultural Mediation in Dialogues
between Providers and Deaf Patients

Michael Schwartz, JD, LLM, PhD
Assistant Professor, Office of Clinical Programs
Director of Disability Rights Clinic
Syracuse University College of Law

Marjorie DeVault, PhD
Professor of Sociology
Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
Syracuse University

Access for people with disabilities in the medical setting poses a
challenge and an opportunity for medical personnel. In this talk, Professors
Michael Schwartz and Marjorie DeVault will engage in a dialogue with the
attendees regarding ways for health care providers to communicate
effectively and develop competency in cultural mediation, focusing in
particular on communicating with deaf patients.

Brainstorm with Michael and Marjorie on how to raise awareness in the
medical community about disability, enhancing communication between doctor
and patient, and improving the ability of medical providers to understand
disability as a cultural and social phenomenon.

For more information about Bioethics and Humanities Center Seminars,
contact Rebecca Garden at gardenr@upstate.edu.

via the Society for Disability Studies list serv