Improving the Experience of Health Care for People Living with Sensory Disability

<p><strong>How does a patient with sensory disability - such as a hearing or vision impairment or both - get effective communication from a health care provider?</strong></p><p></p><p>Too often the answer is that they don't. Communication is crucial for any professional-patient relationship not least when disability is in the mix. For people living with sensory disability however the challenge of knowing what is going on with their healthcare participating in shared decision making and retaining an appropriate level of agency is even greater. Using verbatim testimony from people with first-hand experience of sensory disability this book explores issues such as accessibility barriers in consent forms patient information sheets and other paperwork; situational vulnerability to abuse and neglect; and dehumanisation infantilisation and disempowerment in care.</p><p></p><p>Written by <strong>Dr Annmaree Watharow MD PhD</strong> a doctor and author with personal experience of sensory disability the stories in this book are told using people's own words to allow readers to hear directly from the people who most need their own agency. Vital reading for doctors nurses health care providers and social support workers in practice and training this book will change the way you view sensory disability.</p>