Research into the information referents of deaf signers

The Information society is bringing about an increase in the number of information referents for deaf signers (those who use sign language). With the aim of exploring the ways most commonly used by deaf people to find out about current affairs, this paper summarizes some quantitative research that w...

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Autores: Serrat, J. (Jordi)|||/items/dcfe8096-901f-4849-b8b4-20bc57a985ff, Fernández-Viader, M.P. (María del Pilar)|||/items/69b5cac7-1b3f-4d61-804d-aa2d4dfb6109
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2012
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Navarra
Repositorio:Dadun. Depósito Académico Digital de la Universidad de Navarra
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:dadun.unav.edu:10171/27963
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10171/27963
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Accessibility
Access to information
Digital convergence
Journalism
Deaf people
Sign languages
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Sumario:The Information society is bringing about an increase in the number of information referents for deaf signers (those who use sign language). With the aim of exploring the ways most commonly used by deaf people to find out about current affairs, this paper summarizes some quantitative research that was carried out involving 138 deaf people: 69 in Spain and 69 in the US. The work is complemented qualitatively by a focus group in Gallaudet University, Washington, using American Sign Language (ASL), and by observations from three lecture/ news presentations which took place in Barcelona in Catalan Sign Language (LSC).