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Accessibilità audiovisiva e inclusione: prospettive socioculturali

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Abstract
Accessibilità audiovisiva e inclusione: prospettive socioculturali is a transnational and interdisciplinary volume that examines how accessibility can be systematically integrated into the domains of communication, education, culture, and health. Rather than viewing accessibility as a compensatory measure, the volume frames it as a structural principle and a cultural right, underscoring its significance in eliminating barriers to audiovisual content and fostering inclusive public participation. Comprising twelve chapters written by scholars and professionals in audiovisual translation, pedagogy, linguistics, cultural mediation, healthcare, and sensory accessibility, the volume offers a rich array of theoretical perspectives, empirical studies, and applied case analyses. Topics addressed include accessible assessment for students with learning disabilities, the role of audiovisual translation in higher education, inclusive pedagogical practices, assistive technologies, accessibility in museum settings, and the evolving professional landscape of sign language interpreters. The volume underscores the critical importance of proactively designing environments and content that are universally accessible, thereby avoiding the need for post hoc modifications. Drawing upon key international frameworks such as the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (2006), it calls for a paradigmatic shift – from conceiving inclusion as an exception to recognizing it as the normative standard. This publication makes a meaningful contribution to ongoing debates on media accessibility and inclusive practices across multiple sectors. It encourages interdisciplinary dialogue and seeks to inspire educators, professionals, policymakers, and researchers to reimagine their strategies through an ethical and transformative lens. As the volume reminds us: “NULLA SU DI NOI SENZA DI NOI”.

Keywords Participation • Audio description • Census • Reception • Hearing impairment • Professionalism • Visual coherence • Commons • Audiovisual translation • Language complexity • Technical aids • Inclusion • Italian Sign Language (LIS) • Media accessibility • Students • Transferability • McGill Pain Questionnaire • University • Visual impairment • Best practices • Questionnaires • Competence • Video comic • Autonomy • Webpage • Specific learning disability (SLD) • Communication • Graphic novel • Deaf students • Interpreter • Film genres • School • Deontology • Tactile description • Co-management • Disability • Italian sign language interpreting • Test format • Pain assessment • State of the art • Accommodations • Sculpture • Deaf community • Painting • Deafness • Italian Sign Language • Inclusiveness • Dyslexia • Translation • University context • Postgraduate studies • Translation strategies • Safety • Audiodescription • Accessibility • Test accessibility • Recognition • Rights • Territory • Touch

Thema codes CFP • JBFM • JNS • 2S

Permalink http://doi.org/10.30687/978-88-6969-937-5 | e-ISBN 978-88-6969-937-5 | ISBN (PRINT) 978-88-6969-938-2 | Published Oct. 20, 2025 | Language es, it, en

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