Inclusion of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students in Saudi Arabia: A Study of the Perceptions of Teachers
Am Ann Deaf. 2023;168(4):137-156. doi: 10.1353/aad.2023.a922848.ABSTRACTThe researchers investigated how teachers perceive the inclusion of deaf and hard of hearing (D/hh) students in mainstream classrooms in Saudi Arabia. They also examined how teachers' perception of this inclusion is influenced by their position (as a teacher in special or mainstream education). The researchers collected 196 teacher responses using an existing online survey (partly open-ended). They found that, overall, teachers in Saudi Arabia had slightly negative perceptions of teaching D/hh students in mainstream classrooms. But their teaching posit...
Source: American Annals of the Deaf - April 8, 2024 Category: Audiology Authors: Fahad Aseery Ali Alasmari Source Type: research
Being a Deaf Woman in Bedouin Society
Am Ann Deaf. 2023;168(4):157-173. doi: 10.1353/aad.2023.a922849.ABSTRACTIsrael's Bedouin population, an ethnic minority, has a higher incidence of deafness than that reported in the literature, but is not studied sufficiently. A patriarchal and collective society, in recent years it has undergone accelerated change spurred by Israel's urbanization policy. Deaf women are an inseparable part of Bedouin society, but they are transparent and their needs are not met. In a qualitative study of 23 Bedouin women with congenital deafness who participated in the only social club for the deaf among the Bedouin population in southern ...
Source: American Annals of the Deaf - April 8, 2024 Category: Audiology Authors: Nuzha Allassad Alhuzail Miriam Levinger Source Type: research
Pragmatic Competence of Children With Cochlear Implants in Linguistic Activities
The objective of the study was to analyze the pragmatic competence of children with cochlear implants (CIs). The researchers explored whether children with CIs participated in communicative exchanges in a similar way to children with typical hearing (TH), as well as how the participation of children with CIs was regulated by the activity they performed. The sample consisted of 31 children with CIs (prelingually deaf, with a hearing age equal to or greater than 2 years) and 31 children with TH. The researchers used two activities to carry out the study: conversation and picture naming. The results showed that the children w...
Source: American Annals of the Deaf - April 8, 2024 Category: Audiology Authors: Daniela Mieres Cristina Cambra Josep-Maria Losilla Encarna P érez Source Type: research
Parents' Perspectives on the Outcome of Cochlear Implantation for the Deaf Child and the Family in Saudi Arabia
Am Ann Deaf. 2023;168(4):191-212. doi: 10.1353/aad.2023.a922851.ABSTRACTThe researchers investigated parents' perspectives on the outcome of cochlear implantation on the deaf child and the family in Saudi Arabia with respect to linguistic, social, psychological, and educational aspects. They also explored potential factors influencing parents' perspectives on the outcome of a cochlear implant (CI). Seventy-seven parents completed the questionnaire, and multiple linear regression and descriptive statistics were used to answer the research questions. Most of the parents (88.5%) reported choosing a CI for their deaf child bec...
Source: American Annals of the Deaf - April 8, 2024 Category: Audiology Authors: Khalid Alasim Source Type: research
A Commentary on "Racism Within the Deaf Community"
Am Ann Deaf. 2023;168(4):213-225. doi: 10.1353/aad.2023.a922852.ABSTRACTIn 1972, Glenn Anderson collaborated with New York University colleague Frank Bowe to publish an American Annals of the Deaf article titled "Racism Within the Deaf Community" (Anderson & Bowe, 1972). It was written, in part, due to the influence of the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s, which affected both the Black Deaf and Black hearing communities, as well as in response to Anderson's experiences with a Deaf club in Detroit. Given that 52 years have passed since the article was published, this updated version, coauthored with Gallaudet Univ...
Source: American Annals of the Deaf - April 8, 2024 Category: Audiology Authors: Glenn B Anderson Lindsay Moeletsi Dunn Source Type: research
