Naslov
Can We Hear the Deaf? - Awareness of Hearing People

Autori
Nožarić, Mateja ; Šuljić, Karmen ; Milković, Marina

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Skup
The 9th International Conference of the Faculty of Education and Rehabilitation Sciences University of Zagreb

Mjesto i datum
Zagreb, Hrvatska, 17.05.2017. - 19.05.2017

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Poster

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
questionnaire ; awareness ; deafness

Sažetak
The aim of this study was to investigate how broad is the knowledge about deafness and its consequences among the hearing population, and how close our society is to the features of the Deaf community, that is sign language and Deaf culture. This work is based on the socio-cultural model that recognizes deafness as a diversity. The study was conducted on a group of 420 interviewees divided into 3 clusters: secondary school students, university students, and adults of both gender. For the purpose of this study we used the "Questionnaire on the Deaf" (Ivasović, 2014). According to results, secondary school students were the least informed category of participants, while university students had the most satisfying results. The teachers, subgroup in the adults group, had lower results, and that indicates a need for a more specific education and understating of this topic. Among all groups of participants there is a wide-spread of opinion that all the deaf people wish to hear. Moreover, it was stated that sign language is not a real language, and that cochlear implant can transform a deaf person into a hearing one. As a reason for these types of assertions we find the lack of experience, as well as access to any accurate information or even information thereof a significant issue factor. With this paper, we want to accomplish an increase of sensibility, particularly to break down prejudices in matters of quality approach to deaf education and rehabilitation in Croatia.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Edukacijsko-rehabilitacijske znanosti, Logopedija, Interdisciplinarne društvene znanosti

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