[Identity of the deaf and interventions in health from the perspective of a community of sign language users]. / Identidade surda e intervenções em saúde na perspectiva de uma comunidade usuária de língua de sinais.
Cien Saude Colet
; 17(3): 671-9, 2012 Mar.
Article
em Pt
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-22450408
The biomedical view sees deafness as a physiological loss of audition and the deaf as individuals with an organic abnormality to be corrected; healthcare interventions support this perception. This study sought to understand deafness from the standpoint of the deaf, in order to identify elements for public policies addressed to them in the context of the ethical dimension of care. The research adopted the qualitative approach (focus groups) and 9 members of a deaf community in Fortaleza (Ceará-Brazil), all fluent in Brazilian Sign Language-LIBRAS, took part. The results show deafness is perceived as a way of being based on day-to-day experiences of visual interaction with nature and society, giving the deaf a different identity in terms of culture (being deaf) and linguistics (LIBRAS). Some public policies for oral training and technological interventions, like cochlear implants, are seen as a setback by the deaf, as it negates their status in the world and involves a loss of identity for the deaf. It is necessary to consider the deaf from a socio-historic, symbolic and cultural standpoint where different discourses co-exist, over and above the physiological dimension.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Língua de Sinais
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Identificação Social
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Pessoas com Deficiência Auditiva
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Surdez
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
Aspecto:
Ethics
Limite:
Humans
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
Pt
Revista:
Cien Saude Colet
Ano de publicação:
2012
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de publicação:
Brasil