The New Agora: Social Media as a Vector for Sign Language as a Language of Culture, Identity and Inclusion of the Deaf

Guimarães, Cayley; Fernandes, Sueli

doi:10.24251/hicss.2018.268

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“…According to a recent study (Guimarães & Fernandes, 2018) is significant for the needs of the deaf to find information in their daily lives. Information deemed necessary by people who are deaf includes original messages from their friends and conveyed by their community, delivered in a language they can understand together.…”

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Emoticons as Self-Disclosure in Social Media and Its Meaning for People Who are Deaf

Rachdito

Hidayat

2022

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Purpose:The limitations in communication for people who are deaf or unable to speak are evident. Like other people with disabilities, they too seek to acquire knowledge, search for information and understand its content, but there are barriers to self-expression and self-disclosure. This study provides insights into opportunities for people who are deaf, yet are able to access digital communication technology. It analyses their use of social media and emoticons for messages and communication. Online interaction enables self-disclosure to other people with deafness, as well as to people without disabilities. Method:The study used a qualitative approach with a phenomenological design. The interpretation of data was carried out with 5 key informants from the deaf community and 12 members of the deaf community, who use social media applications and various types of emoticons for self-disclosure on WhatsApp and Facebook. Selection of various emoticons took place through in-depth interviews, observations, and analysis of the conversations among themselves as well as people without disabilities. Results:The findings show that the motives for using social media, emoticons, and communication technology are to build online interactions and enable selfdisclosure among people who are deaf. The use of emoticons in social media helps people who are deaf to express their feelings towards others, to communicate with their families and build intimate interpersonal relationships, making it easier to get along in their community. The ability to interact and understand social media content and communication technology, in general, depends on their experience and ability to master and give meaning to signs, words, emoticons, and language.

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Emoticons as Self-Disclosure in Social Media and Its Meaning for People Who are Deaf

Rachdito

Hidayat

2022

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“…As Cuculick (2014, p. 123) notes, "such learning is key for social participation and productive citizenship." Supporting these findings, a study from Brazil found that social media were important for DHH youth who were geographically distanced from other DHH adolescents to better learn the sign language, engage in political movements and form friendships and intimate relationships with both DHH and hearing people (Guimarães & Fernandes, 2018).…”

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“…Similarly, Facebook has considerably influenced deaf college students in the US; through this platform, they could relate with multiple communities and learn more about their own families, social norms, current events and perspectives on various social issues (Cuculick, 2014). As Cuculick (2014, p. 123) notes, “such learning is key for social participation and productive citizenship.” Supporting these findings, a study from Brazil found that social media were important for DHH youth who were geographically distanced from other DHH adolescents to better learn the sign language, engage in political movements and form friendships and intimate relationships with both DHH and hearing people (Guimarães & Fernandes, 2018).…”

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“…With the expansion of social media platforms, the opportunities for DHH people to extend their socialities beyond their immediate social and geographic environment have increased more than ever before. Online platforms and applications such as HandTalk and Prodeaf are particularly attractive to DHH users because they enable sharing of information and connection through vision (Guimarães & Fernandes, 2018). Online blogs such as “Deaf World as Eye See it” and “Deaf Eye for the Hearing Guy” testify of how important vision is for DHH people (Lane et al., 2011).…”

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“…Including DHH people in the design process of applications and ICT features, such as improvements for creating video captions, grounds these technologies in DHH needs. This would be a more socially inclusive approach than requiring DHH people to adjust to the existing technology which is “only marginally useful to them” (Guimarães & Fernandes, 2018, p. 2148).…”

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The New Agora: Social Media as a Vector for Sign Language as a Language of Culture, Identity and Inclusion of the Deaf

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Cited by 4 publications

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