Healthcare-Communication ACCESS

Communication access ensures that individuals with communication disabilities can fully participate in and benefit from health services and programs. By improving access, you can enhance health outcomes, reduce costs, and promote equitable care. ACCESS is a framework of six core principles. One-page ACCESS flyers are available on the website in English and Spanish languages, as well as additional information from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. 

Better Health Starts with Effective Communication

ASHA-ACCESS Acronym. Ask, Communicate directly Confirm, Eliminate, Slow down, Support

It is critically important for professionals and office staff to look directly at the patient when speaking—rather than at the computer—which is a common oversight.

The text version of ACCESS is available on the ASHA website, ACCESS.

Resources

Please email the Center for Hearing Access with corrections, additional apps, or additional products. Contact us (this website)