An ombudsman report says disabled people are being let down by a lack of accessible communication methods.

Interactions between a doctor and a patient include verbal and nonverbal communication. Verbal communication speaks for itself. Nonverbal communication, however, can further be broken down into vocal ...

A new study examines whether these disparities can be attributed to language barriers. In a cohort of almost half a million people receiving home care services between 2010 and 2018 in Ontario, Canada ...

Patients with limited English proficiency (LEP) are excluded from patient-reported outcome (PRO) measures due to language barriers. Leaving them out reduces the opportunity for better cancer treatment ...