Mission, Vision, Objectives – Equal Health for Deaf People

Mission, Vision and Objectives

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Facilitating the lifting and elimination of language barriers and the uptake of SASL in health care among the Beneficiaries so that they may assert, know and advance their rights;
Promoting meaningful and equal access to the constitutional rights of access to health care services among the Beneficiaries whilst combating direct and indirect discrimination against them on the grounds listed in the Constitution of South Africa, including race, gender, sex, pregnancy, marital status, ethnic or social origin, colour, sexual orientation, age, disability, religion, conscience, belief, culture, language and birth.
SASL interpreter services for all in health care in South Africa.
Promoting and supporting access to information technology to facilitate access to health care and health information for the Beneficiaries;
Promoting and supporting access to the training of professional and accredited medical SASL interpreters;
Promoting and supporting access to the training of Deaf relay professional and accredited medical SASL interpreters;

Promoting and supporting access to the training and employment of Deaf auxiliary health workers, such as ‘Deaf doulahs’ to assist midwives during labour and delivery;
Working with the University of Cape Town – and other South African universities - to create awareness of the health care needs of the Beneficiaries via research;
Working with Provincial and National Departments of Health – starting in the Western Cape - to address and create awareness of the health care needs of the Beneficiaries;
Working with staff of health districts and health facilities within the the nine Provinces – starting in the Western Cape - to address and create awareness of the health care needs of the Beneficiaries;
Working with other civil society organisations to enhance their awareness of and involvement in efforts to address access to health care for the Deaf; and
Working with other organisations having similar aims and objectives