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Providing Effective Communication Access for Deaf People: An Insider’s Perspective
Providing Effective Communication Access for Deaf People: An Insider’s Perspective

Author(s): Michael A. Schwartz
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, Sociology, Sociology of Law
Published by: Temida 2
Keywords: deafness; accessibility; effective communication access; disability-based discrimination; funding

Summary/Abstract: By way of narrative, the Author outlines decades of discrimination based on his deafness by providing his insider’s perspective as a member of the Deaf community who experienced the lack of effective communication access in various settings. He proposes a number of concrete steps to combat disability-based discrimination, including the provision of funding for auxiliary aids and services.

  • Issue Year: 4/2018
  • Issue No: 23
  • Page Range: 35-42
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: English