Communicating with deaf people: deaf awareness for librarians

✍ Scribed by MARGARET E. S. FORREST

• Book ID: 104462530
• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 1997
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 743 KB
• Volume: 14
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 1471-1834
• DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2532.1997.1410023.x

✦ Synopsis

Recent legislation in Britain and elsewhere has implications for librarians and others serving people with disabilities. This paper considers one type of disability: the communication and information needs of deaf people. A review of the literature indicates that the professional development of both health professionals and librarians is not preparing them for communication with deaf people. A growing recognition of the need for deaf awareness training among library staff is discussed. A number of training resources are mentioned with a checklist of good communication skills.