NAD Shares Links to Accessible Swine Flu Information
Silver Spring, MD – The National Association of the Deaf (NAD) is
please to share the following links to accessible information about
Swine Flu. Please share this information with your family and friends.
The NAD is sharing this information as a public service. Please
contact the organizations sponsoring the links for additional
information or questions.
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National Center for Deaf Health Research
http://www.urmc.rochester.edu/ncdhr/information/swine-flu.cfm
Provides questions and answers about Swine Flu and links to other
related information.
Swine Flu information presented in ASL. Topics include: Public
Service Announcement, Overview, Signs & Symptoms, How is it spread?,
Prevention, Medications, Caring for Someone Who Is Sick, How Serious
Is It?, What is the CDC doing?
Check out the links to the right of the video screen for complete
information.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5t1r7yG7rM&feature=featured
Center for Disease Control- Swine Flu Video (Closed Captioned)
Features Joseph Bresee, M.D., Chief of the Epidemiology & Prevention
Branch in the Center for Disease Control’s Influenza Division. The
video runs approximately 5 minutes. To start the captions, find the
box at the far right on the bottom of the screen which has an arrow
icon. It will give you a “CC” symbol to click on.
The video tells you what swine flu is, where it comes from, what the
symptoms and treatments are and how long people with swine flu can be contagious. Dr. Breese gives information on what steps to take to
avoid catching the virus, what to do if you think you have become
infected, and warning signs that should lead you to seek emergency
medical care.
About the NAD
The National Association of the Deaf (NAD) was established in 1880 by
deaf leaders who believed in the right of the American deaf community
to use sign language, to congregate on issues important to them, and
to have its interests represented at the national level. These beliefs
remain true to this day, with American Sign Language as a core value.
As a nonprofit federation, the mission of the NAD is to preserve,
protect, and promote the civil, human, and linguistic rights of deaf
and hard of hearing Americans. The advocacy scope of the NAD is broad,
covering the breadth of a lifetime and impacting future generations in
the areas of early intervention, education, employment, health care,
technology, telecommunications, youth leadership, and more. For more
information, please visit www.nad.org.