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An engineer with Usher Syndrome digs through medical journals and writes about what the system misses.

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The Hope Nobody Explains

One Patient, 50 Trials, and the Guidance Gap That Affects Us All

The Hearing Side of Usher Syndrome

I thought this one would be easy to write. It wasn't.

SCAMS, FRAUD AND ABUSE

VIDEO LINKS

Senior Linkage Line video with ASL Interpreter and CC:  (39 min)

https://youtu.be/KdC7QYxleD4?si=Ubd3Q3_oOYqAdSxc

AARP video: – short story from a gift card scam victim with CC: (it is 2.5 min long, will have interpreter)

https://www.aarp.org/videos/money/scams-fraud/6324962393112/?autoStart=tru

Sorenson Tips: Scam (ASL and CC)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=caXSaYmTAXE

IRS video:
ASL: Tax Scams via Video Relay Service (VRS) (Captions & Audio)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHYB-g-pTTc

Social Security: (imposter scam video) Protect Yourself from Social Security Scams | SSA

https://www.ssa.gov/scam/?utm_medium=cpc&utm_source=bing&utm_content=general-ad1&utm_campaign=cm-scam-awareness&msclkid=45badbde81d11376ce7fb3f204846ca6

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

IRS: Identity thieves use video relay services to try to scam deaf and hard of hearing people

https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-utl/oc-id-theft-scam.pdf

Scam, Fraud Alerts - Protect Your Digital Identity

https://www.aarp.org/money/scams-fraud/

Artificial Intelligence scams:
What Scams Are Done Using AI?

https://www.ncoa.org/article/what-are-ai-scams-a-guide-for-older-adults/

AI and Fraud: What Older Americans Need to Know | USSFCU | Washington, D.C. - Alexandria VA - Bethesda, MD

https://www.ussfcu.org/media-center/security-corner/blog-detail-security-corner.html?cId=101542&title=ai-and-fraud-what-older-americans-need-to-know

What Are Deepfake Scams and How Do I Spot Them?

https://www.ncoa.org/article/understanding-deepfakes-what-older-adults-need-to-know/

AI-Guide-for-Older-Adults_Dig.pdf

https://seniorplanet.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/AI-Guide-for-Older-Adults_Dig.pdf

ADVOCACY SERVICE

Services for hearing loss community: Get Help – ThinkSelf Minnesota

https://thinkself.org/services/advocacy/

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