Journal of Communication Disorders, Deaf Studies & Hearing Aids
Open Access

Department of French, School of Languages, Literatures and Cultural Studies, Trinity College, Univer, Ireland

Publications

• Review Article   
  Analyzing the Dynamics of Inclusive Practices through the Mass Media Coverage of Deafness, Multimodal Communication and Performance
  Author(s): Theophile Munyangeyo*
  
  This paper discuses deafness and the cultural shift in the public perceptions of this hearing impairment in a synchronic perspective. Using Buzzsumo’s content analyzer, we identified the content published around “Rose Ayling-Ellis”, “Sign Language” and “Deaf” as specific keywords. We examined the data in tandem with the social engagement, the concept, the purpose and the impact of inclusive practices through the mass media coverage of deafness, multimodal communication and performance. The findings revealed a significant increase in social engagements with Sign Language and Deaf; and Rose Ayling-Ellis was an important driver of the content and related topics. Using the content analysis and Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs as theoretical frameworks, this study confirms that multimodal communication strategies have allowed the disability dimension.. View More»
  

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