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Peer reviewedMiller, Katrina R.; Vernon, McCay – Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education, 2001
This article outlines linguistic barriers to due process for deaf defendants including: a speedy trial as a function of due process, linguistic diversity as a function of culture, cultural literacy as a function of due process, linguistic diversity as a function of education, linguistic deprivation, and language (including sign language)…
Descriptors: Adults, Communication Skills, Criminology, Cultural Differences
Peer reviewedMayer, Connie; Wells, Gordon – Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education, 1996
This article criticizes application of linguistic interdependence theory to the bilingual/bicultural model of English literacy for deaf students, suggesting that deaf learners do not match theory assumptions. It draws on the work of Vygotsky and Halliday to develop a conceptualization of literacy processes and argues that becoming literate…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Students, Cultural Differences, Deafness
