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AI-powered interactive consent form to advance health equity among deaf, deafblind, and hard of hearing women

Award Number: U01DC021718
ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DEAFNESS AND OTHER COMMUNICATION DISORDERS
OPDIV: NIH
AWARD CLASS: COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 09/23/2021
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 08/31/2026

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AI-powered interactive consent form to advance health equity among deaf, deafblind, and hard of hearing women - About 500,000 use American Sign Language (ASL). Among DDBHH people who use ASL, there are documented reports of difficulties in understanding cancer health information in print, accessing clinical services for screenings, and understanding and following treatment-related directives if the screening results warrant a cancer diagnosis. These difficulties contribute to the health inequity that we observed in the DDBHH populations. Community health workers have proven their value with hearing patients, so it is reasonable to expect that ASL- proficient community health workers (CHW) will have the same potential to identify and resolve DDBHH people’s barriers to receiving optimal care for cancer prevention and screening. We envision an ASL-proficient CHW, functioning as a cancer health navigator, who is able to promote cancer screening adherence and reduce health disparity among DDBHH people. This research will build on the team’s current NIH-funded research and recently developed technology platform, specifically SNAP (the System for Navigational Assistance for Patients), a technology to support cancer patient navigators, and REPEAT (Realizing Enhanced Practice through Adaptive Tutoring), a tool to build virtual guided practice environments for developing skills in clinical communication domains. Use of SNAP and REPEAT will provide an advanced starting point that allows us to focus on the specific training and community application needs of the DDBHH community, rather than new technology development. Our ability to address these specific needs and to appropriately deliver and evaluate the interventions is supported by a highly interdisciplinary team, spanning expertise in DDBHH health disparity, disability studies, public health, health informatics, cultural anthropology, human factors engineering, and computer science


Issue Date FY	Funding FY	Legal Entity Name	Legal Entity Address	Legal Entity City	Legal Entity State	Legal Entity Zip Code	Legal Entity COUNTY	Legal Entity COUNTRY	Assistance Listing	Award Code	Budget Year	Action Date	Action Type	Action Amount

Issue Date FY: 2025 ( Subtotal = $1,159,249 )
2025	2025	GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY	800 FLORIDA AVE NE	WASHINGTON	DC	20002	DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA	USA	Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders	001	4	8/4/2025	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$957,649
2025	2025	GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY	800 FLORIDA AVE NE	WASHINGTON	DC	20002	DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA	USA	Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders	002	4	8/20/2025	SUPPLEMENT FOR EXPANSION	$201,600
2025	2024	GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY	800 FLORIDA AVE NE	WASHINGTON	DC	20002	DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA	USA	Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders	000	3	12/13/2024	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
														Subtotal = $1,159,249

Issue Date FY: 2024 ( Subtotal = $1,225,262 )
2024	2024	GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY	800 FLORIDA AVE NE	WASHINGTON	DC	20002	DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA	USA	Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders	001	3	8/29/2024	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$1,031,157
2024	2024	GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY	800 FLORIDA AVE NE	WASHINGTON	DC	20002	DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA	USA	Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders	002	3	9/5/2024	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
2024	2023	GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY	800 FLORIDA AVE NE	WASHINGTON	DC	20002	DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA	USA	Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders	000	2	7/1/2024	CHANGE OF GRANTEE / TRAINING INSTITUTION / AWARDING INSTITUTION	$194,105
														Subtotal = $1,225,262

Issue Date FY: 2023 ( Subtotal = $1,064,755 )
2023	2023	GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY	800 FLORIDA AVE NE	WASHINGTON	DC	20002	DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA	USA	Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders	003	2	8/23/2023	SUPPLEMENT FOR EXPANSION	$0
2023	2023	GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY	800 FLORIDA AVE NE	WASHINGTON	DC	20002	DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA	USA	Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders	001	2	8/22/2023	SUPPLEMENT FOR EXPANSION	$111,240
2023	2023	GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY	800 FLORIDA AVE NE	WASHINGTON	DC	20002	DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA	USA	Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders	000	2	8/17/2023	CHANGE OF GRANTEE / TRAINING INSTITUTION / AWARDING INSTITUTION	$953,515
2023	2023	GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY	800 FLORIDA AVE NE	WASHINGTON	DC	20002	DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA	USA	Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders	002	2	8/23/2023	CHANGE OF GRANTEE / TRAINING INSTITUTION / AWARDING INSTITUTION	$0
														Subtotal = $1,064,755

Grand Total All Awards = $3,449,266

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AI-powered interactive consent form to advance health equity among deaf, deafblind, and hard of hearing women

Award Number: U01DC021718

ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DEAFNESS AND OTHER COMMUNICATION DISORDERS

OPDIV: NIH

AWARD CLASS: COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 09/23/2021

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 08/31/2026

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