Preventing COVID-19: The Three Cs
- Clean: Wash and sanitize your hands often.
- Cover: Cough and sneeze into your elbow.
- Contain: Stay home if you are sick.
Testing for COVID-19
- You will be tested only if you meet the current CDC criteria. The criteria include recent travel to mainland China within 14 days, contact with a known case, a fever, or symptoms of respiratory illness. Consult your health care provider for further details.
ASL Resource Page
The Daily Moth
Deaf Health Communication and Quality of Life
Necessities for Deaf Seniors
Maintaining social contacts for Deaf seniors
Healthcare message in ASL for Deaf Seniors
What can Deaf Seniors do about medical appointments?
Health Signs Center
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Safety & Prevention Tips
Preventing COVID-19: The Three Cs
- Clean: Wash and sanitize your hands often.
- Cover: Cough and sneeze into your elbow.
- Contain: Stay home if you are sick.
Testing for COVID-19
You will be tested only if you meet the current CDC criteria. The criteria include recent travel to mainland China within 14 days, contact with a known case, a fever, or symptoms of respiratory illness. Consult your health care provider for further details.
Seeking Medical Care
Seeking Medical Care: Staff and Faculty
Staff and faculty who feel ill should see their health care provider. It is important to contact your health care provider before going in, for your own protection, the protection of other patients, and the protection of your health care providers.
Seeking Medical Care: Students
Students who have paid the health center fee and who feel ill may visit the Student Health Service. DO NOT WALK IN; it is imperative that you call the Student Health Service at 202-651-5090 or email shs@gallaudet.edu for further direction. This is for your own protection, the protection of other patients, and the protection of SHS staff.
Additional Health Information
National Resources
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Coronavirus Disease 2019
- American College Health Association: Outbreak of COVID-19
- IES Abroad: Coronavirus Updates
- NAFSA: Coronavirus Critical Resources
- Society for Human Resource Management: Communicable Diseases
- World Health Organization: Daily Coronavirus Situation Reports
DC Resources
ASL Resources
- Partners in Deaf Health (Deaf Health Talk: COVID-19)
- The Daily Moth (interview with Gallaudet alumnus Lorne Farovitch, a doctoral student at the University of Rochester)
- Health Signs Center (two videos by Gallaudet alumna TraciAnn Hoglind, an employee of the Maryland Governor’s Office for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing who has a master’s degree in public health)
- NAD (The National Association of the Deaf created resources in ASL and English for resources on communication access)
World Signed Languages
COVID-19 Information in International Sign Language
Danilo Torres, International Liaison Specialist, discusses COVID-19 in International Sign Language. Watch the video to learn more!
