Formal Aspects in SDH for Children in Spanish Television: A Descriptive Study

The comprehension of a subtitle goes far beyond the understanding of the meaning of the words it comprises. Formal aspects of subtitles for the d/Deaf and the hard-of-hearing (SDH) can be crucial in the cognitive effort necessary to process the subtitle within its audiovisual context (Perego 2008). The present article studies common practices of formal aspects in SDH for children, focusing on three parameters: layout and positioning of the subtitle; orthotypographic conventions; and resources for the identification of characters in the three TV channels dedicated exclusively to the youngest audiences in Spain. The present piece of research was carried out by analysing and evaluating these three parameters in comparison with the current UNE Standard 153010 (AENOR 2012) and with previous theoretical studies in the field.

En tolk ska översätta, det är inte som att vara en lärare : Hur upplever skolledare, tolkar, lärare och elever tolkningen i specialskolan?

I denna undersökning intervjuades en skolledare, två tolkar, en lärare och två fokusgrupper med elever om sin syn på tolkning inom specialskolan. Data från de semistrukturerade intervjuerna analyserades enligt en kvalitativ innehållsanalys där liknande svar samlas i temagrupper. Tre teman valdes ut till resultat och dessa är: 1. Information om tolkning 2. Tolken som samordnare 3. Tolkens roll. Information om tolkning handlar om vilken information eleverna får och behöver ha för att tolkningen ska fungera. Tolken som samordnare utgår från Wadensjös (1998) syn på samordning som en reglering av det tolkade samtalet som tolken måste sköta. Tolkens roll undersöktes med främst Metzgers (1999) fundering kring huruvida tolken kan vara neutral. Resultatet pekar på att skolledare och lärare anser att eleverna får mycket information om tolkning, men det tycker inte eleverna själva. Tolkarna anser att mer information behövs för en förståelse för tolkprocessen. Tolkens roll, som neutral och samordnande, är tydlig för tolkar och elever, men inte när det är en lärare som tolkar. Tolkning inom specialskolan är något naturligt som sker ofta och som upplevs fungera till största delen väl när det är tolkar som utför uppdragen.

¿Cómo la comprensión de lectura en estudiantes sordos se ve facilitada por el uso de tecnologías de la comunicación e información?

El objetivo de este artículo es identificar, analizar y reflexionar sobre la utilidad del empleo de las tecnologías de la comunicación e información (TIC) en los procesos de comprensión lectora de los sujetos sordos, caracterizada por ser una competencia bilingüe entre L1 (lengua de señas colombiana) y L2 (español escrito).

Análisis de procesos cognitivos en la escritura de alumnos sordos y oyentes de España e Italia

En este artículo se muestran algunos resultados principales de una investigación centrada en el análisis de los procesos cognitivos y metacognitivos implicados en la composición escrita por parte del alumnado sordo y oyente procedente de dos contextos escolares (España e Italia).

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Newsletter produced by Deaf Services Commission of Iowa

Introdução à libras: língua, história e cultura

Reading the book Introduction to Libras: Language, History and Culture enables enter the world of the deaf, increasing thus the own existential universe by contact with the richness of Brazilian Sign Language (Libras) and the history and culture of deaf people. This work is proposed by the subject of knowledge, raise awareness of the need to build a society in which vigore the principle of social justice for all; promote the revision of prejudice suffered by the deaf that impose discriminatory compactuando with the lack of social equity; and awaken the desire for a full communication with deaf people through Pounds learning, valuing differences.

A dicionarização de termos em língua brasileira de sinais (Libras) para o ensino de biologia: uma atitude empreendedora

Acompanha: Glossário de termos biológicos em língua brasileira de sinais (GBLI)

Marcadores culturais específicos presentes em produções culturais surdas

Dissertação apresentada à Escola Superior de Educação de Paula Frassinetti para obtenção do grau de Mestre em Ciências da Educação – Especialização em Educação Especial

O texto literário para a infância na educação de crianças surdas do 1.ª Ciclo

Dissertação apresentada à Escola Superior de Educação de Paula Frassinetti para obtenção do grau de Mestre em Ciências da Educação – Especialização em Educação Especial

Czas wolny, turystyka i rekreacja osób niesłyszących w Polsce - zarys specyfiki problemu

This study brings closer the problems of a selected group with a handicap – deaf people for whom the main mode of communication is the Polish Sign Language. The subject of studies is leisure time, how it is spent by them both everyday and during vacation. The book presents a survey of literature, good practice and also results of the author’s own studies conducted in the years 2004-2010, concerning problems of tourism and recreation of the deaf. In the years 2008-2010 studies were conducted within the research project financed by Ministerstwo Nauki i Szkolnictwa Wyższego (the Ministry of Science and Higher Education). One of the results of work on this project are multimedia programmes – tourist guides: SITur and SITex containing a translator of the Polish Sign Language.

Kommunikative Partizipation und Integrationserleben hörgeschädigter Schülerinnen und Schüler an einer Schwerpunktschule

Schwerpunktschulen, die von einer größeren Anzahl von hörgeschädigten Schülerinnen und Schülern besucht werden, stellen in Bezug auf die psychosoziale Entwicklung hörgeschädigter Kinder eine in den letzten Jahren vermehrt in die Diskussion gebrachte alternative Bildungsoption zur Einzelinklusion dar. In der vorliegenden Fragebogenstudie wurden 35 Schülerinnen und Schüler einer Schwerpunktschule in Bezug auf ihre erlebte Partizipation im Unterricht, ihr Integrationserleben sowie auf Verhaltensauffälligkeiten und Lebensqualität untersucht. Die Ergebnisse zeigen insgesamt eine positive Entwicklung in allen überprüften Bereichen mit behinderungsspezifischen Besonderheiten, die in der pädagogischen Begleitung hörgeschädigter Kinder beachtet werden müssen. Vergleiche zu Daten aus anderen Studien mit einzelintegrierten hörgeschädigten Kindern ergeben keine Unterschiede. Pädagogische Konsequenzen sowie Herausforderungen für weiterführende Studien werden diskutiert. (DIPF/Orig.)

Percepcja walorów turystycznych przez osoby niesłyszące na tle słyszącej części społeczeństwa w Polsce

The article aims at showing similarities and differences in the perception of tourist attractions among tourists with and without hearing impairment. The first part depicts perception problems from the theoretical point of view. Complexities of studies on the perception system have been described. The perception itself is channelled via senses, including mainly sight (reception of approximately 87% of outside factors), hearing (7%), smell (3–5%), touch (1–5%) and taste (1%) (Visual Landscape… 1994, after: Pietrzak 2008). The data suggests that people with hearing impairment, owing to dominative position of sight perception and to other senses (except hearing), should perceive outside factors similarly to people with no hearing impairment, also in terms of tourist attractions. Is this really a fact? The attempt to answer this question resulted in conducting questionnaire study among the tourists, both with and without hearing impairment. The data was collected, based on questionnaire study, conducted nationwide in years 2004–2010 among the 292 deaf (for whom Polish Sign Language is the main method of communication) and 1780 people without hearing impairment. The aim of this study was to reveal, if tourists with hearing dysfunction have different tourist preferences than those without any hearing disabilities and to indicate which tourist attractions are the most significant for tourists with hearing impairment. The percentage values and the level of signi-ficance (p), calculated on the basis of Pearson’s chi-square test (with border value of p ≤ 0.05), were used in the analysis It was determined, that in case of perception of natural tourist attractions, there is a major similarity (both, people with and without hearing impairment indicated such attractions as sea, lake, clean natural environment, natural landscape, climate and diversified land relief, including mountains). As far as cultural attractions are concerned, a similarity in perception of both studied groups can also be observed. The most popular attractions include those, which can be perceived with sight: monuments, historic landmarks, museums, open-air museums, places of worship and modern architecture. The biggest differences are related to culture and entertainment, which indicates a social aspect of the disability of people with hearing impairment (a discomfort of being in environ-ment, where sound is the main carrier of information). The conclusions from the conducted analyses are applicative in their nature. They contain hints for tour operators, involved in creating tourist offer for people using Polish Sign Language, taking into account their preferences, perception abilities and ensuring pleasant tourist experience.

Percepção da pessoa surda sobre qualidade da assistência em saúde

A barreira de comunicação existente entre as pessoas surdas e ouvintes prejudicam a participação ativa da pessoa surda na sociedade, uma vez que dificultam a manifestação de suas opiniões e sua interferência direta no processo de construção do conhecimento. Como forma de amenizar as desigualdades, foi promulgada em 2005 uma lei, conhecida como Lei de Libras, que dentre outras coisas, garantem o acesso bilíngue, nas línguas portuguesa e de sinais, aos serviços essenciais de saúde e educação. Este trabalho de pesquisa teve o objetivo de avaliar a percepção da pessoa surda quanto à qualidade das ações e serviços oferecidos nas unidades de saúde públicas, tendo em vista o cumprimento das leis vigentes voltadas para a inclusão da pessoa surda no acesso à saúde pública. Trata-se de um estudo de natureza exploratório-descritiva e enfoque transversal, realizado numa amostra de 15 pessoas surdas portadoras de perda auditiva severa ou profunda, de ambos os sexos (10 homens e 5 mulheres), que se comunicam através da Língua Brasileira de Sinais (Libras), com idade entre 20 a 38 anos, usuárias dos serviços públicos de saúde, que buscaram atendimento em 2014. Foi utilizado um questionário estruturado. Os resultados apresentados evidenciam uma comunicação inadequada entre pacientes e profissionais da saúde, além da falta de intérpretes e de precariedade na estrutura física. Estes fatos, aliados à necessidade de contratação de intérpretes por parte dos usuários, refletem um desvio da responsabilidade do Estado, no que tange ao acesso pleno aos bens e serviços de saúde conforme as leis vigentes. Palavras-chaves: Acessibilidade; Saúde Pública; Surdez; Língua Brasileira de Sinais; Identidade surda.