Deaf Activists and the Irish Sign Language Movement, 1980–2017

IF 0.5 Q3 LINGUISTICS

Sign Language Studies Pub Date : 2021-05-05 DOI:10.1353/sls.2021.0000

Noel P. O’Connell

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Abstract

Abstract:There is a dearth of qualitative research concerning deaf people's experiences of participating in the Irish Sign Language (ISL) recognition movement, and this limits our ability to understand the opportunities and constraints they encountered as they negotiated their way toward the passing of the ISL Act 2017. While ISL is unique to Ireland, it is also of crucial importance to deaf people's identity and the quality of their social and educational life. The aim of this qualitative study is to reveal the primary findings derived from interviews with nine deaf activists who participated in this study. Framed within the social movement theory and the Freirean concept of critical consciousness, the study illuminates the background on how and why deaf activists managed to overcome some significant challenges during the ISL movement. The findings show that deaf activists successfully negotiated their way through the political and legal system to achieve their goal. Discussions and conclusions drawn from the findings suggest that deaf people have the potential to be both agents of social change and effective social movement activists. Finally, the article seeks to be added to the canon of literature on sign language studies and the emerging research on sign language recognition.

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聋人活动家和爱尔兰手语运动，1980-2017

摘要：关于聋人参与爱尔兰手语（ISL）承认运动的经历，缺乏定性研究，这限制了我们理解他们在谈判通过2017年《爱尔兰手语法案》时遇到的机会和限制的能力。虽然ISL是爱尔兰独有的，但它对聋人的身份以及他们的社会和教育生活质量也至关重要。这项定性研究的目的是揭示对参与这项研究的九名聋人活动家的采访得出的主要发现。本研究以社会运动理论和Freirean批判意识概念为框架，阐明了聋人活动家如何以及为什么在ISL运动中克服了一些重大挑战的背景。调查结果表明，聋人活动人士成功地通过政治和法律体系进行了谈判，以实现他们的目标。从研究结果中得出的讨论和结论表明，聋人有潜力成为社会变革的推动者和有效的社会运动活动家。最后，本文试图加入手语研究的经典文献和新兴的手语识别研究。

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Sign Language Studies LINGUISTICS-

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1.80

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6.70%

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期刊介绍： Sign Language Studies publishes a wide range of original scholarly articles and essays relevant to signed languages and signing communities. The journal provides a forum for the dissemination of important ideas and opinions concerning these languages and the communities who use them. Topics of interest include linguistics, anthropology, semiotics, Deaf culture, and Deaf history and literature.