Comunidades sordas: ¿pacientes o ciudadanas?

Abstract

The concept of disability is related to discrimination and social exclusion; that is, this issue is a socio-political question whose effects go well beyond the health of the individual. The social and human rights based model of disability points the way to fresh opportunities for action to promote the wellbeing and health of the seventy million Deaf people living in the world today. The key factors in preventing discrimination against the Deaf are recognition of their specific cultural and linguistic identity (including sign languages and Deaf culture), bilingual education, the availability of professional sign language interpreting, and access to information and communication. The present article aims to encourage greater understanding of the significance of adopting this new perspective on disability, its congruence with current national and international legislation on the rights of persons with disabilities in general and of Deaf persons in particular, and its implications in the policies and praxis due to be implemented in Spain over the next few years on enhancing the health of the Deaf community through significant examples of good practice. Examples of good practice for distinct Deaf communities include collaboration between these communities and the health sector, health training for sign language users, the inclusion of the language and culture of Deaf persons in training programs for healthcare professionals, training of Deaf specialists as future health researchers and workers, and health care services that are more accessible via different sign languages.

Prevalence of deaf people who have a professional Argentine Sign Language interpreter during their children’s medical consultations

“…Future studies should describe the current situation so that actions may be implemented to warrant accessibility. 18 Accepting the social model of disability is a major challenge for the medical community. In the setting of the CRPD, it is not enough to implement new regulatory measures; the key is in the ability of social sectors to put the essence of these measures into practice.…”

“…In the setting of the CRPD, it is not enough to implement new regulatory measures; the key is in the ability of social sectors to put the essence of these measures into practice. 18…”

Principais dificuldades e obstáculos enfrentados pela comunidade surda no acesso à saúde: uma revisão integrativa de literatura

“…The deaf community presents itself as a sociolinguistic minority, and this is an important challenge for the SUS, especially with regard to communication barriers and difficulties in the humanized and global care of these individuals 8,9 . The care is performed, the problem / illness are resolved, and however, additional information that should be passed on to these people, such as explanations about the picture presented, preventive measures and other caring are not shared 11 .…”

“…In addition to the linguistic challenge, the deaf still face obstacles in the accessibility to health due to the humanization deficit in the professional-patient relationship [5][6][7][8] , low knowledge of deaf people on the health-disease process [9][10][11] and the difficult process of their inclusion in society 8,9,12,13 . It is important to emphasize that the vast majority of the deaf population is not aware of the Portuguese language, as they have a completely different vocabulary and grammar from the Brazilian Sign Language (LIBRAS), its first language, making written communication full of obstacles, since it should be made with terms of easy understanding and simplistic language 4 .…”

Impacto psicosocial de los productos y tecnologías de apoyo para la comunicación en personas con discapacidad auditiva y personas sordas

“…En la escucha activa y en el contacto con otras personas entonces a la hora de ponerme los audífonos yo pude mantener y he mantenido mi trabajo a veces el tener audífonos y tener reconocida la discapacidad me ha dado oportunidad de trabajar" ha recibido un mayor número de citas para personas con hipoacusia. Son muchas las personas con discapacidad que creen que debería de haber más ayudas económicas por lo que las políticas deberían de cambiar, así mismo, es un debate continuo dentro de la comunidad sorda los servicios sociales, laborales, sanitarios y de educación (Malo, 2015;Moreno, 2007;Muñoz-Baell et al, 2011;Palacios, 2008).…”