Text Communication Preferences of Deaf People in the United Kingdom

Pilling, Doria; Barrett, Paul H.

doi:10.1093/deafed/enm034

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“…E-Mail has the advantages that attachments and unlimited text length are possible [12]. Users are still constrained due to the asynchronous nature of the communication process.…”

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“…The fax machine is still widely used (but not as the preferred means of communication) by deaf individuals, despite the fact that the technology is asynchronous, unsuitable for emergency communications and prone to occasional transmission difficulties [12]. "Fax machines are used for instrumental and informational purposes in that Deaf organisations use them to broadcast information to their members" [14].…”

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An exploration of Deaf telecommunication processes and associated social issues in South Africa

Liebenberg¹,

Lotriet²

2010

SACJ

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This paper presents the results of an exploratory investigation into telecommunications practices and challenges among the Deaf in South Africa. Telecommunication products like cell phones, TTY’s, sMessage terminals, e-mail, fax messaging, instant messaging (IM) were some of the technologies investigated. The research shows that the Deaf considers IM as the most successful technology for both business and social communication. E-mail was rated most often used for business communication, where as e-mail and SMS were rated most used for social communication. The main drawbacks experienced by deaf users of telecommunications technologies related to connecting with and understanding of people. The research findings indicate that the Deaf would like to see heightened public awareness of deafness and its challenges in telecommunication.

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“…E-Mail has the advantages that attachments and unlimited text length are possible [12]. Users are still constrained due to the asynchronous nature of the communication process.…”

Section: E-mailmentioning

confidence: 99%

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An exploration of Deaf telecommunication processes and associated social issues in South Africa

Liebenberg¹,

Lotriet²

2010

SACJ

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“…In investigating text communication preferences of deaf people in the United Kingdom Pilling and Barrett (2007) found that learning about the technology available and how to use it was a major problem in gaining access and that, "Older respondents were more likely to give …”

Section: Communicating With Deaf People About Communication Technologymentioning

confidence: 99%

Communicating With Australian Deaf People About Communication Technology

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Power²

2010

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Audiology

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“…For no group it is more true than that of deaf people. The development of radio and television excluded deaf people from an activity that has become everyday and essential for most people (Pilling & Barret, 2007). Unlike the hearing first and second language readers, deaf readers are not able to listen to the radio, and for only five minutes each day is there signed news on Swedish television.…”

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Deaf adults and comprehension of expository texts

Reichenberg¹

2010

L1 Educational Studies in Language and Literature

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The study presents a comparison between deaf participants´ (14-65 years of age) comprehension of expository texts. Each participant was exposed to 12 texts with regard to the following four different conditions: 1. Silent reading of an authentic text. 2. Viewing of a videotaped signed authentic text 3. Silent reading of an easy-to-read text 4. Viewing of a videotaped signed easy-to-read-text. The conditions were counterbalanced in order to control order and passage effects. The good deaf readers had a higher mean score than the poor deaf readers on all text versions. There was a significant difference in mean scores between good deaf and poor deaf readers on the easy-to-read text version. How then can the results be explained? All of the easy-to-read texts were much shorter than the authentic texts. However, since there has to be the identical content as in the authentic texts, there was much implicit information in the easy-to-read texts. Consequently, the reader needs prior knowledge and reading experience to fill in the missing information in the text. A conclusion is that the easy-to-read texts did not serve their purpose then since the process of simplification itself has given rise to the removal of structures that are relevant to facilitate understanding. (14-65-vuotiaita) ekspositorisen tekstin ymmärtämisestä. Jokaiselle osallistujalle annettiin 12 tekstiä seuraavien neljän tilanteen mukaan: 1. Autenttisen tekstin hiljainen lukeminen 2. Autenttisen tekstin katselu videona3. Helposti luettavan tekstin hiljainen lukeminen 3. Helposti luettavan tekstin katselu videolta. Tilanteet olivat tasapainotetut jär-jestyksen ja kulkureitin vaikutuksiin nähden. Hyvillä kuuroilla lukijoilla oli korkeammat keskiarvopisteet kuin huonoilla kuuroilla lukijoilla kaikissa tekstiversioissa. Hyvien ja huonojen kuurojen lukijoiden välillä oli merkitsevä ero helposti luettavan tekstin keskiarvoissa. Kuinka tuloksia voidaan selittää? Kaikki helposti luettavat tekstit olievat paljon lyhyempiä kuin autenttiset tekstit. Kuitenkin vaikka sisällön pitää olla identtinen autenttisen tekstin kanssa, helposti luettavassa tekstissä oli paljon implisiittiä tietoa. Lukija tarvitsee ennakkotietoa ja lukemiskokemusta täyttääkseen tekstin puuttuvan tiedon. Päätelmänä oli, että helposti luettava teksti ei palvele tarkoitustaan, koska yksinkertaistamisprosessissa on poistettu rakenteita, jotka ovat relevantteja helpottamaan ymmärtämistä. Les bons lecteurs sourds ont obtenu un score moyen plus élevé que les faibles lecteurs sourds et ce, pour toutes les conditions. Une différence significative est apparue entre les résultats moyens des bons lecteurs sourds et des plus faibles lecteurs en ce qui concerne la lecture du texte facile. Or, comment peut-on expliquer ce résultat ? Tous les textes faciles à lire étaient beaucoup plus courts que les textes authentiques. Cependant, puisqu'ils devaient traiter du même contenu que les textes authentiques, les textes faciles contenaient davantage d'informations implicites. Par conséquent, le lecteu...

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Text Communication Preferences of Deaf People in the United Kingdom

Cited by 50 publications

References 3 publications

An exploration of Deaf telecommunication processes and associated social issues in South Africa

An exploration of Deaf telecommunication processes and associated social issues in South Africa

Communicating With Australian Deaf People About Communication Technology

Deaf adults and comprehension of expository texts

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