November 11, 2024
Stewardson and Kane present at APHA conference
Jenna Stewardson, research program coordinator for NTID, and Emma Kane, a third-year public policy student and Deaf Hub’s chief research assistant, presented at the 2024 American Public Health Association conference in Minneapolis. Stewardson led a roundtable session titled “Perspectives of Deaf and Hard of Hearing People with Uterus Seeking Abortion Care: A Thematic Analysis of Their Experiences,” which invited attendees to discuss abortion care challenges for this underserved population. Kane presented a poster titled “Potential Applications of Gaming in Sex Education for DHH Individuals,” highlighting gaps in sex education for deaf and hard-of-hearing young adults.