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Deaf Community
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.
 
Thank you! We passed our goal of 300 surveys!
 

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The Rochester Deaf Health Survey ended on September 5, 2008 with 302 surveys collected in the Rochester area.

An additional 215 people from across the USA took the Deaf Health Survey during the NTID 40th Reunion Celebration in June.

During the next year, NCDHR will begin to analyze the data from both these surveys.

Remember, we have no names on the survey so everyone's privacy is protected.

In 2009 we will schedule meetings with community groups and partner organizations to share information about the health of the Deaf community.

We need your feedback to help us interpret the survey findings and to decide what to do next.

Want to learn more?
 
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!
 

Other Deaf-related health education pages

Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center: Health Information in ASL

Deaf Doc: Health information in ASL

DeafMD.org: Health information in ASL

University of California -- San Diego Medical Center: ASL Cancer Education Program

University of Rochester Deaf Wellness Center

USDA makes Food Safety Videos in ASL

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