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ERIC Number: EJ562142
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-1035-4727
Re-Visioning Deafness: Supporting "Literacy" in Auslan.
Ellwood, Constance
Literacy and Numeracy Studies: An International Journal in the Education and Training of Adults, v7 n1 p77-88 1997
A study of deaf adult students' experience with Australian Sign Language (Auslan) emphasized that failure to acknowledge Auslan as a valid literacy is a tool for repression. Greater recognition of Auslan could widen opportunities for deaf people in further education. (SK)
Descriptors: Access to Education, Deafness, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Literacy, Sign Language
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Australia; Australian Sign Language
Note: Journal availability: Adult Literacy Research Network, School of Adult Education, University of Technology, Sydney, P.O. Box U123, Broadway 2007, New South Wales, Australia.