Kenya's Ebola outbreak highlights health gaps for Deaf people

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As Kenya releases its first Ebola contacts from quarantine, Deaf ministry DOOR International warns that Deaf communities are often the last to learn about public health crises: little official information is published in sign language, many Deaf people struggle with written updates, and they miss the incidental information hearing people overhear.

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