Emergency communication access for deaf people
Explains research on emergency communication access for deaf & hard of hearing people in both large-scale disasters & individual emergencies.
Deaf communities and international sign
Deaf communities have evolved a flexible language, “international sign”, which allows them to improvise communication.
Deaf people in Uganda: Identity and Diversity
What kind of life experiences do deaf people have in Uganda? Also, how do they identify? A qualitative study attempts to answer.
Deaf identity and empowerment as response to discrimination
Does the strength of Deaf identity increase Deaf people’s use of empowerment as a response to discrimination? Doctoral thesis.
Improve collaboration with Deaf communities in developing countries
How can researchers and organizations improve collaboration with Deaf communities in developing countries? Best practice and learned lessons.
Sign interpreters as tutors in school?
One author argues that using sign interpreters as tutors in school can cause confusion among students and teachers.
Deaf Blind International: for deafblind people, families, professionals
Deaf Blind International is a membership organization focused on people who are deafblind, their families, and their service providers.
Textbook on program evaluation theory and practice
This textbook on program evaluation guides students in the theory and practice. Provides examples from different fields.
Critical self-reflection in research: teaching student researchers
The author says that teachers & students in mixed method research will improve if they begin with critical self-reflection about assumptions.
Different messages from SimCom for Deaf and hearing people?
Teachers & others speak and sign simultaneously. But research confirms: deaf and hearing people receive different messages from “SimCom”.
Deaf Scholars in Deaf Studies Conference Videos
Watch videos of every session of a conference on the role of Deaf scholars in Deaf studies. The conference was in June 2017.
Transformative mixed methods in research with deaf people
The authors explain how they used “transformative mixed methods” in research with deaf people and discuss cultural challenges.
Asia Signs Database: Tool for linguistics researchers, teachers, students
The Asian SignBank (an Asia signs database) can help sign linguistics researchers, people teaching or learning sign language, and others.
International Deaf Mobility Research
A team of researchers share what they learned from researching issues related to international deaf mobility, including travel and sign.
Deaf Ugandans Learning Sign Language
In 2014, the TV show Unreported World produced a special episode about deaf Ugandans learning sign language for the first time.
CBPR with Deaf American Sign Language users
Authors share lessons learned in using Community Based Participatory Research (CBPR) with Deaf American Sign Language users in New York.
Poor Health Care for Deaf Sign Language Users in the US
The authors describe issues that cause poor health care for deaf sign language users and propose how public health workers can address them.
Software help medical communication for deaf patients–possible?
Can the right software help medical communication for deaf patients? Researchers compared using an interpreter, or their software, or both.
Deaf People’s Technology Preferences in the United States
What are U.S. Deaf people’s technology preferences? What do they use most? And what’s accessible? Researchers conducted a national survey.
Ethnic Minority Deaf People in London, United Kingdom
Author George Taylor researched the needs of ethnic minority deaf people in London, United Kingdom. Has recommendations for empowerment.