The level of hearing-impaired interaction with the sign language translation service in the media and their satisfactions

Authors

Hanan Kamel Ahmed Ismail, Middle East University-JordanFollow

Abstract

The article aims to explore the interaction of hearing-impaired with the sign language translation service in the media and know the gratifications which achieved from the media programs. The study adopted the descriptive approach, using the questionnaire to find out the opinion of a sample of hearing disabilities, which amounted to (30) participants from the Higher Council for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the Charitable Society of the Deaf and Dumb in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. The article concluded that hearing-impaired prefer "videos with subtitles in sign language" in the first place with 63.3%, followed by "sign language" at 20%, and then "writing" (16.7%). The study showed that the sample considers television as a main source of information for people with disabilities, with a percentage of (83.3%). The results showed that the most prominent satisfaction achieved from following up on sign translation through the media was “feeling safe in the event of an emergency” by 36.7%, and “keeping up with the latest news and information” by 30%. The study recommended the study of adding sign language teaching as an elective subject in the courses of media faculties.

Recommended Citation

Ismail, Hanan Kamel Ahmed (2023) "The level of hearing-impaired interaction with the sign language translation service in the media and their satisfactions," Journal of the Association of Arab Universities for Research in Higher Education (مجلة اتحاد الجامعات العربية (للبحوث في التعليم العالي: Vol. 43: Iss. 1, Article 15.
Available at: https://digitalcommons.aaru.edu.jo/jaaru_rhe/vol43/iss1/15