| Deaf and hearing individuals' beliefs about the capabilities of deaf people. | |
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PMID: 15727059 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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The study explored the beliefs of 100 residents of Greece about the capabilities of deaf people living in that country. Participants included deaf adults who communicated in Greek Sign Language (GSL), deaf adults who communicated orally, hearing adults who attended GSL courses, and hearing adults who did not attend such courses. Beliefs were explored through the ODP (Opinions About Deaf People) scale (Berkay, Gardner, & Smith, 1995) and an open-ended interview. All participant groups viewed deaf people's capabilities positively, but Deaf users of GSL expressed the most positive beliefs. The findings suggest that less positive beliefs reflect diverse ideological views toward GSL and Deaf culture or an awareness of the obstacles preventing deaf people from developing their potential. The Deaf community's role in empowering deaf people and the role of GSL courses in promoting awareness regarding deaf people are also discussed. |
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Authors:
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Magda Nikolaraizi; Maria Makri |
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Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: American annals of the deaf Volume: 149 ISSN: 0002-726X ISO Abbreviation: Am Ann Deaf Publication Date: 2004-2005 Winter |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2005-02-24 Completed Date: 2005-09-22 Revised Date: 2007-11-15 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0414670 Medline TA: Am Ann Deaf Country: United States |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 404-14 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Special Education, University of Thessaly, Greece. mnikolar@uth.gr |
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Adult Case-Control Studies Female Greece Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice* Hearing Impaired Persons / psychology* Humans Interviews as Topic Male Questionnaires Rehabilitation of Hearing Impaired Sign Language Socioeconomic Factors |
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