Research into the information referents of deaf signers

Serrat, J. (Jordi); Fernández-Viader, M.P. (María del Pilar)

Authors:

Serrat, J. (Jordi)

Fernández-Viader, M.P. (María del Pilar)

Keywords:

Accessibility
Access to information
Digital convergence
Journalism
Deaf people
Sign languages

Issue Date:

2012

Publisher:

Servicio de Publicaciones de la Universidad de Navarra

Publisher Version:

https://revistas.unav.edu/index.php/communication-and-society

ISSN:

2174-0895

Citation:

SERRAT, J. y FERNÁNDEZ-VIADER, M., ""Research into the information referents of deaf signers "" en: Communication and Society/Comunicación y Sociedad, vol. XXV, n. 2, 2012, pp.255-278.

Abstract

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).

URI:

https://hdl.handle.net/10171/27963

DOI:

10.15581/003.25.36169

Appears in Collections:

REV - Comunicación y Sociedad - Volumen 25, N. 2 (2012)

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