This study focuses on the life experiences of a rural, Deaf Appalachian woman, Jane Ann Shelton, a second generation Deaf child born to Deaf parents from the communities of Devil’s Fork (Flag Pond, Tennessee) and Shelton Laurel (Madison County, North Carolina). Over two hours of videotaped interviews were interpreted and transcribed, followed by various other communications to describe the life of a rural, Deaf Appalachian woman without a formal high school degree. As an advocate and a political lobbyist in Tennessee during the 1980s and 90s, she was unparalleled by her peers (deaf or hearing) in her efforts to “enhance the lives of ALL Deaf Tennesseans.” From these interactions and my firsthand knowledge, I crafted stories of her life experiences for the purpose of performing them for both Deaf and hearing audiences. Further studies should be done on rural Deaf Appalachia as precious little oral history has been collected.

[pt] No Brasil, 9,7 milhões de indivíduos são pessoas com deficiência auditiva em algum grau (IBGE, 2010). O ser surdo é uma característica que compõe a identidade da pessoa surda, sendo pela perspectiva cultural uma comunidade que tem uma única língua, códigos culturais diferentes dos da comunidade não surda, seus próprios eventos e conferências, e estruturas culturais e de lazer (LAMBEZ; NAGAR; SHOSHANI; NAKASH, 2020). A surdez não apresenta uma característica visual ou comportamental que a torne facilmente identificável, dependendo da comunicação direta para ser percebida. Na prática, o mercado acaba ignorando as necessidades específicas desse público, o que limita suas práticas de consumo. Além disso, escassos são os estudos que tenham como foco o consumo de surdos. Este trabalho teve por objetivo descrever as barreiras e limitações encontradas por duas famílias do Rio de Janeiro chefiadas por casais surdos em suas práticas de consumo de lazer, buscando identificar as escolhas de lazer realizadas, analisar essas práticas de consumo a partir de suas experiências e categorizá-las. Foram realizadas entrevistas em profundidade semiestruturadas com o suporte de um tradutor-intérprete de língua de sinais de LIBRAS-Português. A análise dos dados resultou na classificação dos interesses de lazer em categorias, como: intelectuais, físicos, turísticos e sociais. Observou-se a comunicação como componente da identidade surda relevante nas práticas e experiências de consumo e a necessidade de que políticas de acessibilidade sejam pensadas por indivíduos de cada tipo de deficiência para serem efetivas. Este trabalho contribui para a discussão de uma metodologia de estudos com pessoas surdas em Administração, bem como destaca a necessidade de estudos com surdos enquanto consumidores. / [en] In Brazil 9.7 million people have hearing impairment to some degree (IBGE, 2010). The deaf being is a characteristic that makes up the identity of a deaf person. From the cultural perspective, it s a community that has a unique language, different cultural codes from the hearing community, its own events and conferences, and cultural and leisure frameworks (LAMBEZ; NAGAR; SHOSHANI; NAKASH, 2020). Deafness does not have a visual or behavioral characteristic that makes it easily identifiable, as it depends on direct communication to be perceived. In practice, the market ignores the specific needs of this public which limits its consumption practices. In addition, there are few studies that focus on the consumption of deaf people. This work aimed to identify barriers and limitations faced by two families in Rio de Janeiro headed by deaf couples in their leisure practices, in order to identify how they make their leisure choices, to analyze these consumption practices from their experiences and to categorize them. Semi-structured in-depth interviews were conducted with the support of an interpreter of LIBRAS sign language to Portuguese. The analysis of the data resulted in the classification of leisure interests in categories, such as: intellectual, physical, tourist and social. Communication was observed as a relevant component of deaf identity in consumption practices and experiences and accessibility policies must be designed by disabled people of each sort of disability to become effective. This work contributes to the discussion of a methodology of studies with deaf people in Administration, as well as highlights the need for studies with deaf people as consumers.

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Summaries in Afrikaans and English / Text in Afrikaans / Die teoretiese doelstellings van die ondersoek behels die verkenning van sommige maatskaplike behoeftes van Dowes, asook die aard van maatskaplikewerk-hulpverlening aan Dowes in Suid-Af rika. In die empiriese ondersoek word twee aspekte ondersoek, te wete: -Dowes se menings oor maatskaplike behoeftes van Dowes; -Maatskaplike werkers in Dowesorg se menings oor maatskaplike behoef tes van Dowes en die praktyk van maatskaplikewerkhulpverlening aan Dowes. / The theoretical goals of the study include the investigation of some of the social needs of deaf people, as well as the nature of social work services to the Deaf in South Africa. The empirical research focuses on the following two aspects: -Deaf people's opinions about their social needs; -Social workers in Deaf care's opinions about the social needs of deaf people and the practice of social work services to the Deaf. / Social Work / D. Diac. (Social Work)

This is an historical investigation into the provision of education services for deaf children in the State of New South Wales in Australia since 1860. The main focus is those deaf children without additional disabilities who have been placed in mainstream classes, special classes for the deaf and special schools for the deaf. The study places this group at centre stage in order to better understand their educational situation in the late 1990s. The thesis has taken a chronological and thematic approach. The chapters are defined by significant events that impacted on the education of the deaf, such as the establishment of special schools in New South Wales, the rise of the oral movement, and aftermath of the rubella epidemic in Australia during the 1940s. Within each chapter, there is a core of key elements around which the analysis is based. These key elements tend to be based on institutions, players, and specific educational features, such as the mode of instruction or the curriculum. The study found general agreement that language acquisition was a fundamental prerequisite to academic achievement. Yet the available evidence suggests that educational programs for most deaf children in New South Wales have seldom focused on ensuring adequate language acquisition in conjunction with the introduction of academic subjects. As a result, language and literacy competencies of deaf students in general have frequently been acknowledged as being below those of five their hearing counterparts, to the point of presenting a barrier to successful post-secondary study. It is proposed that the reasons for the academic failings of the deaf are inherent in five themes. / PhD Doctorate

Summaries in Afrikaans and English / Text in Afrikaans / Die teoretiese doelstellings van die ondersoek behels die verkenning van sommige maatskaplike behoeftes van Dowes, asook die aard van maatskaplikewerk-hulpverlening aan Dowes in Suid-Af rika. In die empiriese ondersoek word twee aspekte ondersoek, te wete: -Dowes se menings oor maatskaplike behoeftes van Dowes; -Maatskaplike werkers in Dowesorg se menings oor maatskaplike behoef tes van Dowes en die praktyk van maatskaplikewerkhulpverlening aan Dowes. / The theoretical goals of the study include the investigation of some of the social needs of deaf people, as well as the nature of social work services to the Deaf in South Africa. The empirical research focuses on the following two aspects: -Deaf people's opinions about their social needs; -Social workers in Deaf care's opinions about the social needs of deaf people and the practice of social work services to the Deaf. / Social Work / D. Diac. (Social Work)

Literature indicates that inclusion of deaf children in mainstream schools is a complex process and that it has eluded many deaf practitioners and education systems for a very long time. New research is, however, pointing to the potential for sign bilingual education as a viable strategy for improving inclusivity of deaf children in mainstream settings. The purpose of the current study was, therefore, to interrogate how sign bilingual education was used as a strategy for inclusion of deaf children in Zimbabwe. The study was premised on Cummins Linguistic Interdependence theory and adopted the mixed methods paradigm which is informed by the philosophy of pragmatism. The sequential explanatory design was utilized and participants were selected using random sampling for the quantitative phase and purposive sampling for the qualitative phase. Questionnaires, face-to-face and focus group interviews (FGIs) were used to elicit data from participants. These data were presented on SPSS generated graphs and analysed using frequency counts, percentages and inferential statistics based on the analysis of Spearman’s Rank Order Correlation Coefficient at 5% level of significance (p=0.005). Consequently, qualitative data were presented as summaries and direct quotes and analysed using thematic and content analyses. The results revealed that the conception, hence the practice of sign bilingual was limited and had challenges, but that it had the greatest potential benefits for inclusion of deaf children in mainstream schools in Zimbabwe. On these bases, the study recommended training of teachers and parents as well as staff development of the teachers and school administrators. The study also recommended adoption of best practices such as early exposure, co-teaching, co-enrolment, multi-stakeholder participation, turning special schools into resource centers for sign bilingual education and inclusion and embracing ICT. A further recommendation pointed to review of policy in line with best practices. Ultimately, the study proposed a framework for sign bilingual education as a strategy for inclusion of deaf children in mainstream schools in Zimbabwe. / Inclusive Education / Ph. D. (Inclusive Education)

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