Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Requirements Concerning the Provision of Interpreters by Hospitals and Doctors

Jones, Nancy Lee

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Disabled;    Deaf;    Medicine;    Deafness;    Interpreters for the disabled;   

RP-ID  :  97-826 A
RP-ID  :  97-826A_2004Jul08

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report briefly discusses the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities by places of public accommodation. This report specifically discusses a common question of whether or not the ADA requires medical doctors and hospitals to provide an interpreter when they have a patient with a hearing disability.