Sharon K Baker, Tamby Allman, Jean F Andrews, Monica Soukup, Milana Donatich
{"title":"Sociocultural perspectives of deaf parents on child-directed fingerspelling (birth-5).","authors":"Sharon K Baker, Tamby Allman, Jean F Andrews, Monica Soukup, Milana Donatich","doi":"10.1093/jdsade/enag035","DOIUrl":"10.1093/jdsade/enag035","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Child-directed fingerspelling is an approach used by Deaf parents for communication, language, and literacy development. This study reports on findings from a qualitative intrinsic case study aimed at understanding how Deaf parents use fingerspelling with their young children. The research questions were: (1) What are the cultural beliefs of Deaf parents regarding fingerspelling with young children? (2) What are their patterns of use of child-directed fingerspelling in natural settings? Twenty-one Deaf families with 27 deaf children ages 5 years and under were interviewed via recorded Zoom meetings conducted in American Sign Language. Data were analyzed using grounded theory to develop a new theoretical contribution with the core category: Deaf families socialize their children into Deaf visual-linguistic norms through fingerspelling. This new theoretical insight aligns with Holcomb's Deaf epistemological framework (2010) and Ochs and Schieffelin's (2008, 2011) language socialization theory. Limitations and recommendations for future research are also included.</p>","PeriodicalId":47768,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education","volume":" ","pages":"655-668"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2026-09-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148333633","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jennifer L Gow, Rina Parbhakar-Dulku, Noreen Simmons, Paola Colozzo
{"title":"Culturally safe family-centered early intervention services: perspectives from parents and service providers of deaf and hard-of-hearing children.","authors":"Jennifer L Gow, Rina Parbhakar-Dulku, Noreen Simmons, Paola Colozzo","doi":"10.1093/jdsade/enag020","DOIUrl":"10.1093/jdsade/enag020","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study explores the characteristics of cultural safety in Family-Centered Early Intervention services for d/Deaf and hard-of-hearing children and their families (FCEI-DHH). Perspectives of culturally and ethnically diverse families who have young DHH children and service providers in pediatric DHH services were gathered through online surveys. Quantitative analyses examined the influence of geographical location and parent self-identity (Deaf, Indigenous, racialized, marginalized (DIRM), and/or belonging to a dominant/privileged group) on aspects of FCEI services. Parents reported a high overall level of support from service providers, but lack of support was disproportionately experienced by DIRM parents with medical/diagnostic services. Cultural identity was important to make connections in DHH communities, but DIRM parents connected least. This study identifies areas for improvement and can inform the development of evidence-based practice guidelines for cultural safety and humility in the delivery of FCEI-DHH. This work can help mark progress towards achieving health equity.</p>","PeriodicalId":47768,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education","volume":" ","pages":"669-685"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2026-09-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147983853","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kayla Meza-Aguiar, Tamara Schmidt, Felicia McGinnis, Gabrielle Humlicek, Naima Johnson, Rhys McGovern, Alexander M Wilkins, Sheri Hostovsky, Emma Pici-D'Ottavio, Aileen Aldalur, Melissa L Anderson
{"title":"Summary of \"psychotherapy research in the deaf community: lessons learned\".","authors":"Kayla Meza-Aguiar, Tamara Schmidt, Felicia McGinnis, Gabrielle Humlicek, Naima Johnson, Rhys McGovern, Alexander M Wilkins, Sheri Hostovsky, Emma Pici-D'Ottavio, Aileen Aldalur, Melissa L Anderson","doi":"10.1093/jdsade/enag027","DOIUrl":"10.1093/jdsade/enag027","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47768,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education","volume":" ","pages":"845-846"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2026-09-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148303495","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Speech-language pathologists' perceptions of common myths related to deaf and hard of hearing children who use signed language.","authors":"Kristen Secora, Brittany Lee, Kym Meyer","doi":"10.1093/jdsade/enag053","DOIUrl":"10.1093/jdsade/enag053","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Speech-language pathologists (SLPs) have little formal education related to the needs of deaf and hard of hearing (DHH) children who use a signed language and often report feeling underprepared to work with this population. Although a small subset of SLPs specialize in working with DHH children, the majority of DHH children are served by generalist SLPs without specialized training. We surveyed 50 SLPs (26 self-reported DHH specialists) to better understand SLPs' awareness of common myths or misunderstandings about issues related to DHH children and signed language. For 13/22 statements (59%), both groups responded similarly and consistent with the answer established by literature review, suggesting that both groups shared sufficient knowledge to successfully reject myths and endorse facts. For the remaining nine statements (41%), generalist responses differed significantly from specialist responses covering topics such as knowledge about natural signed languages, language development for DHH children, and language and educational access, reflecting greater variability/less confidence in their knowledge. These results can inform graduate curricula and continuing education experiences for generalist SLPs as they work to close gaps in knowledge and strive to provide high-quality client-centered care for DHH children who use signed language.</p>","PeriodicalId":47768,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education","volume":" ","pages":"695-715"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2026-09-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148707931","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A qualitative literature review of how hearing codas navigate deafness stigma.","authors":"Noel O'Connell, Jemina Napier","doi":"10.1093/jdsade/enag051","DOIUrl":"10.1093/jdsade/enag051","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The theoretical contexts of stigma have rarely been applied to a study of the experiences of hearing children of deaf adults (Codas), nor to the ways they respond to parental stigmatization and the efforts they take to protect their parents from these stressors. The wellbeing of Coda children, young people and adults is known to be challenged by discrimination and social exclusion arising from deaf-related stigmatization. It is therefore imperative that these are addressed appropriately to enable Codas to reach their potential and to recognize the agency that Codas have in supporting their deaf parents. This narrative review aims to specifically explore Codas' experiences of courtesy stigma, indirect stigma or stigma-by-association. The databases Scopus, Web of Science, Google Scholar, and reference lists of publications were searched; 61 peer-reviewed articles and 2 books were screened; 22 articles featuring qualitative studies and 2 books were included. The researchers found that Codas experienced courtesy stigma due to their association with deaf parents but also exhibit a sense of resilience and agency. Understanding and valuing Codas' lived experience of courtesy stigma help to make more appropriate recommendations for future research and social interventions.</p>","PeriodicalId":47768,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education","volume":" ","pages":"547-562"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2026-09-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13595097/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148686372","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Policy brief: reforming outcomes measurement for deaf children in early intervention.","authors":"Marissa Chappell","doi":"10.1093/jdsade/enag022","DOIUrl":"10.1093/jdsade/enag022","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This policy brief examines critical flaws in the Child Outcomes Summary Form (COSF), the primary tool used to assess developmental progress in early intervention (EI) systems, and highlights its discriminatory impact on deaf children. The COSF is built on an audist framework that systematically excludes signed language competence as a valid developmental indicator and fails to account for the diverse developmental trajectories of deaf infants and young children. This foundational bias is particularly harmful for deaf children identified through newborn hearing screening, who often enter Birth to Three services well before typical referral ages. When a deaf child's development naturally diverges from hearing monolingual norms over time, the COSF produces artificially declining scores that misrepresent genuine developmental progress. These biased measurements undermine family confidence, distort program evaluations, and jeopardize funding for specialized services proven to improve outcomes when initiated early. The current brief highlights the COSF's inconsistent and harmful theoretical foundations, demonstrates its misalignment with contemporary research on evidence-based assessment of deaf children, and proposes reform measures to ensure culturally responsive, linguistically valid evaluation. Implementing these reforms is essential to protecting the civil rights of deaf children and ensuring accurate, equitable EI assessment.</p>","PeriodicalId":47768,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education","volume":" ","pages":"612-617"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2026-09-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148220313","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kang Suen Goh, Ryan Chun Chien Yau, Thisari Madhavee Dharmapriya, Uma Devi M Palanisamy, Sabrina Anne Jacob
{"title":"Health literacy of the Deaf community: a scoping review.","authors":"Kang Suen Goh, Ryan Chun Chien Yau, Thisari Madhavee Dharmapriya, Uma Devi M Palanisamy, Sabrina Anne Jacob","doi":"10.1093/jdsade/enag017","DOIUrl":"10.1093/jdsade/enag017","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This scoping review examined health literacy among Deaf populations and identified gaps in current evidence. A systemic search of PubMed, Excerpta Medica Database, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, and Cochrane was conducted from database inception to December 31, 2024. English-language quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-methods studies reporting from the perspective of Deaf individuals of any age were included, alongside studies evaluating educational interventions. Data were charted using a standardized extraction framework and analysed thematically. Fifty-seven studies from 14 countries met the inclusion criteria. Four themes emerged: health literacy of Deaf people, factors affecting the health literacy of Deaf people, source of health information, and impact of interventions on health literacy levels. Overall, Deaf people demonstrated poorer health literacy levels than hearing populations, largely due to communication barriers and inaccessible health information. While educational interventions improved knowledge, evidence on their sustained impact remains limited. Findings underscore the need for culturally-competent, sign-language-accessible health education to reduce health inequities.</p>","PeriodicalId":47768,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education","volume":" ","pages":"577-611"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2026-09-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13595092/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147949917","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"New Zealand deaf adults' perspectives on speech-language therapy for deaf children.","authors":"Jayne Newbury, Rosie Lamb, Toby Macrae","doi":"10.1093/jdsade/enag011","DOIUrl":"10.1093/jdsade/enag011","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Speech-language therapy (SLT) within deaf education in Aotearoa New Zealand remains influenced by oralist traditions. Māori deaf individuals also face barriers to their culture and native language. This qualitative study explored deaf adults' experiences and perceptions of SLT, including how SLTs should best support deaf children. Focus groups and interviews were conducted with 11 deaf adults (aged 28-65) who had engaged with SLT. Data were generated in New Zealand Sign Language or English and analysed using reflexive thematic analysis. Ensuring deaf children thrive and flourish was the overarching theme, with three subthemes (1) Hearing differences create a unique experience (2) Consider the child's unique ecosystem and (3) The profession's responsibilities. Participants wanted culturally affirming collaborative SLT practice, including signed and spoken languages. They prioritised early language access, communication success, strong therapeutic relationships and diversifying the workforce to ensure deaf children flourish.</p>","PeriodicalId":47768,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education","volume":" ","pages":"773-785"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2026-09-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13595090/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147677799","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Story dramas: an exploratory study toward a deaf-led arts-integration model.","authors":"Joanne Weber, Jah-Amaka Enwedo, Amel Benkohila, Nyla Kurylowich, Brenda Hillcox, Kirsten Olson","doi":"10.1093/jdsade/enag015","DOIUrl":"10.1093/jdsade/enag015","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This paper examines the ontological, axiological, and epistemological commitments of a deaf-led team, which informs their implementation of story dramas with deaf preschoolers in a Western Canadian preschool. A bimodal bilingual teaching team co-constructed a story drama delivery model for deaf children based on training provided by the researcher to the instructional staff at the preschool. The training presented story drama interventions originally developed with hearing preschoolers and elementary students. To examine the ontological, axiological, and epistemological commitments of the deaf-led instructional team, the researcher observed how the deaf-led team applied the training to their story dramas delivery to their deaf preschool students. Multimodal discourse analysis of video recorded classroom sessions of story dramas with deaf preschoolers revealed how the deaf-led team provided a strong ocularcentric, multimodal, and interactive approach to story drama, which differed significantly from the training model developed from sources on story dramas for non-deaf children. The study also included interviews with the deaf-led instructional team, which were coded according to themes arising from the interviews. The study interviews explore the deaf-led team's perceptions of the impact of their delivery of three story dramas on their deaf students, reporting significant changes in their students, including increased linguistic production, development of concepts, collaborative behaviors, and social and emotional development. The study recommends a deaf story drama training model for deaf preschoolers according to deaf ontological, axiological, and epistemological commitments of deaf-led instructors and teams.</p>","PeriodicalId":47768,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education","volume":" ","pages":"640-654"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2026-09-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13595095/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148151716","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Sign language ideologies in deaf education in Trinidad and Tobago.","authors":"Ian Dhanoolal, Kristin Snoddon","doi":"10.1093/jdsade/enag018","DOIUrl":"10.1093/jdsade/enag018","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This paper, representing a multilingual Global South-Global North deaf research collaboration, reports and critically analyzes findings from interviews with 5 deaf adult and 5 sign language interpreter participants regarding their educational and training experiences in the postcolonial Caribbean environment of Trinidad and Tobago. Caribbean sign languages are frequently said to be varieties of American Sign Language (ASL) and/or to have been displaced by ASL in schools with deaf learners. In the anglophone Caribbean context, deaf children have not had access to early childhood care and education in the medium of sign language, and most deaf students arrive at primary school without having acquired a named sign language variety. Moreover, despite a lack of formal standards for interpreter training and evaluation, deaf secondary school students are placed in regular schools with sign language interpreters. Findings from interviews reveal ideologies surrounding named sign language varieties, deaf multilingualism, and interpreter roles within schools, and point to the need for deaf leadership within organizations and institutions providing services to deaf people.</p>","PeriodicalId":47768,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education","volume":" ","pages":"630-639"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2026-09-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13595094/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147869942","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}