This study presents the statistical findings of a survey of reading format preferences and behaviours of deaf and hard of hearing (DHH) learners in the UK. The study hypothesised that there are barriers to accessing educational texts for DHH learners and there are opportunities, such as presenting the text in British Sign Language (BSL) that will make published text more accessible. The majority of participants reported that the learners would more likely to find the text presented in BSL video accessible and offering examination extracts in BSL video format would make student assessments dependent on educational texts fairer. The relationship between publishing industry and deaf community is discussed and ideas of what the publishers can do to improve access of the printed (or digital) educational texts to reach DHH learners are presented.
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Juzenaite, Egle
Rights Holders: Juzenaite, Egle Supervisors: Cain, Genevieve
Faculty of Technology, Design and EnvironmentOxford International Centre for Publishing
MA Publishing Studies
2022
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