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Centre for Deaf Studies, Bristol
About: Centre for Deaf Studies, Bristol is a based out in . It is known for research contribution in the topics: Sign language & British Sign Language. The organization has 20 authors who have published 25 publications receiving 545 citations.
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TL;DR: This paper proposes that the concept of colonialism is the one that most appropriately describes the ``existential'' reality of deaf communities, and offers instead a deaf-constructed model.
Abstract: Born-deaf, sign-language-using people have for the past two centuries been placed within a succession of externally constructed models, notably the traditional "medical" or pathological model. This perceives them primarily as biologically deficient beings in need of cures or charity in order to be successfully assimilated into society. This paper proposes that the concept of colonialism is the one that most appropriately describes the "existential" reality of deaf communities, and offers instead a deaf-constructed model. Utilizing recent confirmation of the existence of bona-fide feaf cultures, it highlights the extent to which these communities have resisted such models, maintaining their own beliefs concerning their validity and quality of their existence, and what they offer to non-deaf societies. This "vulnerability as strength" is manifested through the concept of deafhood, which is presented as the first move towards a formal narrative of decolonizing and liberatory possibilities.
76 citations
TL;DR: The study showed that people from the Deaf community have substantially poorer access to primary care and emergency services, and have diffi culties at all stages of the healthcare process.
70 citations
TL;DR: The authors examined the framing of constructed action in British Sign Language (BSL) narratives and found that in cases of introduction or switch reference, local reference via a noun phrase is preferred, while in case of maintenance of reference, omission of noun phrase identifying the referent is preferred.
63 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the authors draw strong parallels between sign language peoples (SLPs) and First Nation peoples and argue that SLPs (communities defining themselves by shared membership in physical and metaph...
Abstract: In this paper we draw strong parallels between Sign Language Peoples (SLPs) and First Nation peoples. We argue that SLPs (communities defining themselves by shared membership in physical and metaph...
56 citations
TL;DR: This article reviewed the first three contributing factors and outlined the theoretical case for bilingual narrative activities in deaf children, concluding that children exposed to sign language from early childhood onwards achieve the highest level of bilingualism and become skilled readers and writers.
Abstract: Researchers, the Deaf community, teachers of deaf children and speech and language therapists all share a concern about how to improve deaf children's written language skills. One part of literacy is story writing or narrative. A finding from a small number of studies is that children exposed to sign language from early childhood onwards achieve the highest level of bilingualism and become skilled readers and writers (Hoffmeister, 2000; Morgan, 2005). Potential contributing factors may include first language transfer, meta-linguistic awareness, cognitive readiness, motivation, parental interaction and emotional well-being. This paper reviews the first three contributing factors and outlines the theoretical case for bilingual narrative activities in deaf children. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
54 citations
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| Name | H-index | Papers | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Morgan | 27 | 107 | 2092 |
| Christian Rathmann | 20 | 32 | 1118 |
| Lorraine Leeson | 13 | 59 | 559 |
| Claudine Storbeck | 10 | 21 | 373 |
| Sarah Sheridan | 8 | 16 | 166 |
| Steven D. Emery | 7 | 14 | 148 |
| Paddy Ladd | 7 | 9 | 979 |
| Jim Kyle | 6 | 13 | 218 |
| Sandra Smith | 5 | 6 | 156 |
| Selvarani Moodley | 4 | 10 | 77 |
| John Bosco Conama | 3 | 8 | 23 |
| A. Komarova | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Helen Seers | 1 | 1 | 33 |
| Alison Callaway | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Christopher John | 1 | 1 | 1 |