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The inclusion of deaf in the traffic

ABSTRACT:

Purpose:

to investigate how the process of including deaf people happen in traffic scenario.

Methods:

the study involved 20 subjects, divided into three groups: G1, composed by 10 deaf; G2 composed by five professionals from a reference institution in assistance to individuals with special educational needs and G3 composed by five professionals from a State Traffic Department. Interviews were applied recorded in audio and video, whose answers were analyzed using the software Qualiquantisoft and those with similar meaning were gathered for the construction of collective subject discourse, based on the method proposed by Lefèvre and Lefèvre.

Results:

the collective subject discourses point to difficulties in accessibility of deaf in traffic and in the process of obtaining and renewing of the national driver’s license. In general, all groups pointed suggestions as: the need of the interpreter to mediate the process, the training of professionals to serving deaf and the realization of the theoretical test in Libras, using video.

Conclusion:

although there have been advances, there are numerous flaws with regards to accessibility for deaf people both in the process of obtaining/renewing a Brazilian driving license and on the road. It is therefore urgent that the reality faced by this population be discussed with the aim of finding solutions that can guarantee not only deaf people's access onto the road, but also the construction and suitable execution of public policies that provide them with accessibility and safety.

Keywords:
Hearing Impaired Persons; Deafness; Accidents, Traffic

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