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- Title
ILLNESS, DISABILITY OR CULTURAL IDENTITY? INTERPRETATION OF DEAFNESS AND ANSWERS FROM THE SPANISH EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM.
- Authors
López-González, María; Llorent, Vicente-J.
- Abstract
In Spain and in recent years, multiple changes have been experimented in the prevention and care of people with disabilities, particularly in what concerns to deaf people. The interpretation of deafness not only as hearing impairment, but as a communicative difference is causing the provision of educational contexts with bilingual and bicultural characteristics. This new conceptual perspective and the consequent orientation of school practices have positive impact in the fields of health, education and social development, encouraging the development of both deaf as listener students. This article explains the situation of the Spanish context on this field and it has provided the basis for the accomplishment of a European transnational project.
- Subjects
COMMUNICATION; EDUCATION; DEAFNESS; CULTURAL identity; SPANISH educational assistance
- Publication
Revista CEFAC, 2013, Vol 15, Issue 6, p1664
- ISSN
1516-1846
- Publication type
Article