You as Deaf person should have full access to medical care with Auslan interpreter.
How to find right Auslan interpreter?
Ask 5 different Deaf people in vary social groups for tips
Resources
Families & Children
Auslan videos via YouTube is highly recommend:
Sally and Possum from ABC series via Youtube
Just Auslan: Farm Animals
General resources
Deaf and Blind: Being Me Heather
Pre-digital world: Deaf Australia and SBS 'Deaf Stories'
Understanding of NMF (Non- Manual Features) video created by Just Auslan copyright.
Doctor and Nurses said they think I don't need interpreter?
This is bad red flag. It will give you long term trauma and harm.
Health professionals learnt from university that deaf have hearing aids and cochlear implants, and assume they can lipread or write English fine and doesn't know you are using your sign language (Auslan or International Signs from other country and move to Australia).
Please use this as documents to show DR or hospital:
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