Linguistic Accessibility and Deaf Children

Supalla, Samuel J.; Cripps, Jody H.

doi:10.1002/9780470694138.ch13

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“…In addition, it is remarkable that the Deaf subjects with Deaf parents did not perform better than those with hearing parents: previous studies have shown that native exposure to sign language brings a host of advantages -e.g. sentence reproduction tasks (Hauser et al 2008), syntactic proficiency (Boudreault & Mayberry 2006), L2 syntactic processing (Mayberry & Lock 2003), facial recognition and shortterm memory (Emmorey 2002), overall academic performance (Stevenson 1964;Meadow 1967), reading (Vernon & Koh 1970;Brasel & Quigley 1977). Our Deaf participants' low scores suggest that the cause may be found in the interpreted message or in their lack of familiarity with the subject matter.…”

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Chinese Deaf viewers’ comprehension of sign language interpreting on television

Xiao

Chen

Palmer³

2015

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Over 200 television channels in China broadcast news with signed language interpreting, making this one of the most visible forms of public accessibility for Deaf citizens. However, previous surveys have reported that most viewers have difficulty understanding the sign language interpreter. This experimental study examines how well a group of 49 Deaf individuals do, comparing their level of comprehension with that of twenty hearing viewers whose medium of access to program content is spoken Mandarin. All participants completed simple comprehension questions, in written form, after viewing twenty short news clips. These were shown once to the hearing viewers, and twice to Deaf viewers so as to compensate for any intrinsic difficulty related to the limited visual clarity of televised signed language interpreting. Results show that, even with interpretation, the Deaf viewers do not benefit equally from the news clips. Analysis of the interpretations suggests that the interpreters' lack of Chinese Sign Language fluency might have contributed to the Deaf viewers' lesser comprehension. In addition to insufficient training, the high pressure the interpreters experience in relation to interpreting in media settings might have a negative effect on the quality of their interpretation.

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Chinese Deaf viewers’ comprehension of sign language interpreting on television

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Palmer³

2015

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“…With a mission of advocating for and enhancing the lives of people with communication disorders, ASHA has the opportunity to serve as a conduit in ameliorating signing disorders. Children, and other signers, are entitled to a signed language as a linguistic compensation for their hearing loss (Supalla & Cripps, 2008).…”

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Diagnosing and Treating Signed Language Disorders: A New Perspective

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Cooper²,

Evitts³

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This study surveyed graduate students of speech-language pathology to determine their awareness of signed language disorders, opening the door to a possible discussion of the need for signed language pathology, including the potential for future signing-based diagnoses and therapies. Method: Thirty-two graduate speech-language pathology students completed a questionnaire identifying (a) their attitudes toward the use of signed language, (b) their awareness of signed language disorders, (c) opportunities for treatment in signed language, and (d) a need for this type of training in graduate education. Results: The majority of the students recognized American Sign Language as a human language; however, respondents lacked prior knowledge of the existence of organic disorders that could impact T

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“…Some educators view ASL and English as two equal languages for consideration, but for deaf children, ASL is more accessible than other options. Lederberg, Schick, and Spencer (2013) explained that the linguistic and literacy needs of deaf children are complex, and mention ASL as one of several communication options, but overlook the fact that ASL provides a superior opportunity to achieve native or full language competence (see Supalla & Cripps, 2008, for further discussion on the conceptualization of linguistic accessibility with the emphasis on the learnability of ASL as compared with English).…”

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Meeting the Needs of Signers in the Field of Speech and Language Pathology

Cripps

Cooper

Supalla

et al. 2015

Communication Disorders Quarterly

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Deaf individuals who use American Sign Language (ASL) are rarely the focus of professionals in speech-language pathology. Although society is widely thought of in terms of those who speak, this norm is not all-inclusive. Many signing individuals exhibit disorders in signed language and need treatment much like their speaking peers. Although there is validation of the existence of disorders in signed language, provisions for signed language therapies are rare. Spoken language bias is explored with a focus on the concerning history of therapies provided for spoken language only. This article explores attitudes regarding ASL along with how signed language reading can help identify and treat language learning disabilities among deaf children. Addressing the topic of signed language disorders aims at meeting the needs of individuals who are deaf, which could lead to professional training and treatment options in signed language pathology (e.g., aphasia, stuttering).

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Linguistic Accessibility and Deaf Children

Cited by 11 publications

References 17 publications

Chinese Deaf viewers’ comprehension of sign language interpreting on television

Chinese Deaf viewers’ comprehension of sign language interpreting on television

Diagnosing and Treating Signed Language Disorders: A New Perspective

Meeting the Needs of Signers in the Field of Speech and Language Pathology

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