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dc.identifier	ECF_article_362
dc.title	Access to Knowledge. The Issue of Deaf Students and More
dc.contributor.author	Cardinaletti Anna
dc.contributor.author	Duarte Kyle
dc.contributor.author	Geraci Carlo
dc.contributor.author	Mantovan Lara
dc.publisher	Edizioni Ca’ Foscari - Digital Publishing
dc.type	Research Article
dc.language.iso	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://edizionicafoscari.it/en/edizioni4/riviste/annali-di-ca-foscari-serie-occidentale/2016/1/access-to-knowledge/
dc.description.abstract	Language and communication barriers undermine everyday life for deaf people. In particular in higher education settings, these students often receive limited information and thus struggle to gain full access to knowledge. Considering these linguistic issues from several perspectives, this paper highlights some of the problems that arise in the everyday life of deaf students. Possible short- and long-term solutions to these barriers are presented and discussed. For example, simplified written texts ensure clarity and immediate access to complex and technical texts, but only provide one step toward linguistic autonomy. Linguistic mediation through sign language guarantees both direct access to content and personal involvement in interactive settings.
dc.relation.ispartof	Annali di Ca’ Foscari. Serie occidentale
dc.relation.ispartof	Vol. 50 \| September 2016
dc.issued	2016-09-30
dc.dateAccepted	2016-07-23
dc.dateSubmitted	2016-04-12
dc.identifier.issn
dc.identifier.eissn	2499-1562
dc.rights	Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.identifier.doi	10.14277/2499-1562/AnnOc-50-16-7
dc.peer-review	yes
dc.subject	Access to knowledge
dc.subject	Access to knowledge
dc.subject	Deaf students
dc.subject	Deaf students
dc.subject	Linguistic barriers
dc.subject	Linguistic barriers
dc.subject	Special education
dc.subject	Special education

Research Article
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Access to Knowledge

The Issue of Deaf Students and More

Lara Mantovan Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia, Italia

Carlo Geraci CNRS, Institut Jean-Nicod, Paris, France

Kyle Duarte CNRS, Institut Jean-Nicod, Paris, France

Anna Cardinaletti Università Ca' Foscari

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abstract

Language and communication barriers undermine everyday life for deaf people. In particular in higher education settings, these students often receive limited information and thus struggle to gain full access to knowledge. Considering these linguistic issues from several perspectives, this paper highlights some of the problems that arise in the everyday life of deaf students. Possible short- and long-term solutions to these barriers are presented and discussed. For example, simplified written texts ensure clarity and immediate access to complex and technical texts, but only provide one step toward linguistic autonomy. Linguistic mediation through sign language guarantees both direct access to content and personal involvement in interactive settings.

Published

Sept. 30, 2016

Accepted

July 23, 2016

Submitted

April 12, 2016

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Keywords: Special education • Deaf students • Linguistic barriers • Access to knowledge

permalink http://doi.org/10.14277/2499-1562/AnnOc-50-16-7

Copyright: © 2016 Lara Mantovan, Carlo Geraci, Kyle Duarte, Anna Cardinaletti. This is an open-access work distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction is permitted, provided that the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. The license allows for commercial use. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

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