Providing Accessible Services to Minority Ethnic Deaf People: Insights from a Study in Alberta, Canada

By Sally Ding on May 18, 2011

ID:	HARP-244
Title:	Providing Accessible Services to Minority Ethnic Deaf People: Insights from a Study in Alberta, Canada
Source:	American Annals of the Deaf v. 147 no. 5 (December 2002) p. 45-55
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Year:	2002
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Keywords:	culture, disability, economic, social, and cultural rights, human rights, United States, US, health, ethnic minorities, civil and political rights, education, minority rights
Abstract:	Evidence suggests that minority ethnic people in general and minority ethnic deaf people (MEDP) in particular face numerous formidable obstacles in their attempts to gain access to services in the community. Deaf people from minority ethnic groups who have no English and/or American Sign Language (ASL) skills have particular difficulty gaining access to services. The study therefore was concerned with identifying some of the special needs and difficulties of MEDP who are trying to gain access to services in multiethnic communities. Qualitative approaches were used in data gathering and analysis. The results indicated six areas of difficulty for MEDP in gaining access to services: (a) communication barriers, (b) a lack of recognition of the needs of MEDP, (c) inappropriate service delivery and a lack of information on available services, (d) insufficient cultural sensitivity on the part of service providers, (e) issues of user involvement, and (f) a lack of specific programs for MEDP. Reprinted by permission of the publisher.
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