Deaf Parents’ Life Experiences About Their Hearing Children
Öz
This study aimed to understand and explore the experiences of deaf parents who have hearing parents by examining in depth their experiences while raising their hearing children. To do this, we conducted in-depth interviews with four deaf parents (four mothers and four fathers) using Turkish Sign Language. Interpretative phenomenological analysis revealed four main themes: (a) concern about the child, (b) need for social support, (c) communication, and (d) access to information sources. All these themes indicated that deaf parents in Türkiye have difficulty communicating in hearing society, have problems receiving public services through sign language, and experience prenatal and postnatal anxiety about their children because they have difficulty accessing suitable sources of information. We discussed the findings in the context of Türkiye's policies towards the Deaf community and the types of intervention Programs that may be suitable to be implemented in the future.
Anahtar Kelimeler
Parenting in Deaf families, Turkish Sign Language, Deaf in Türkiye, Deaf parents with hearing children
Etik Beyan
Bu araştırma Ankara Üniversitesi Etik Kurul Başkanlığı'nca onaylanmıştır.
Teşekkür
İlk versiyonuna geribildirim vererek araştırmanın güçlenmesini sağlayan Dr. Sami Çoksan’a ve araştırmamıza katılan ailelere teşekkür ederiz.
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