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ArticleMonash bioethics review2019

The moral case for sign language education.

Hilary Bowman-Smart, Christopher Gyngell, Angela Morgan, Julian Savulescu

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Article in Monash bioethics review, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Hilary Bowman-SmartBiomedical Ethics Research Group, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, 50 Flemington Rd, Parkville, VIC, 3052, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2142-9696
Christopher GyngellBiomedical Ethics Research Group, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, 50 Flemington Rd, Parkville, VIC, 3052, Australia.
Angela MorganSpeech and Language Group, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, 50 Flemington Rd, Parkville, VIC, 3052, Australia.
Julian SavulescuBiomedical Ethics Research Group, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, 50 Flemington Rd, Parkville, VIC, 3052, Australia. julian.savulescu@philosophy.ox.ac.uk.

Funding

Department of Education and Training Australian Government Research Training Program ScholarshipState Government of Victoria Operational Infrastructure Support ProgramWellcome Trust 203132
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Here, a moral case is presented as to why sign languages such as Auslan should be made compulsory in general school curricula. Firstly, there are significant benefits that accrue to individuals from learning sign language. Secondly, sign language education is a matter of justice; the normalisation of sign language education and use would particularly benefit marginalised groups, such as those living with a communication disability. Finally, the integration of sign languages into the curricula would enable the flourishing of Deaf culture and go some way to resolving the tensions that have arisen from the promotion of oralist education facilitated by technologies such as cochlear implants. There are important reasons to further pursue policy proposals regarding the prioritisation of sign language in school curricula.

Indexed as

CommunicationCurriculumPersons with Hearing DisabilitiesSign LanguageHumansPolicy MakingSchoolsSocial JusticeAuslanBSLDeaf cultureEducationLanguage educationSign language

Identifiers

PMID31760625
PMCPMC6900220

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