Children with Hearing Disabilities during the Pandemic: Challenges and Perspectives of Inclusion

Titolo Rivista EDUCATION SCIENCES AND SOCIETY
Autori/Curatori Arianna Taddei, Esmeralda Azahar López, Rebeca Abigail Recinos Reyes
Anno di pubblicazione 2021 Fascicolo 2021/1
Lingua Inglese Numero pagine 19 P. 178-196 Dimensione file 0 KB
DOI 10.3280/ess1-2021oa11871
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The COVID-19 has dramatically increased the inequalities of the opportunities to education and health services of the children with disabilities. The data collected from international agencies between 2020 and 2021 demonstrate the danger of further rising the risk of exclusion of children with disabilities especially in developing countries. The marginalization of people with sensory disabilities during the Pandemic have further expanded compared to the pre-Covid situation. The article aims to investigate the barriers that children with hearing disabilities have encountered in accessing socio-educational and rehabilitation services and reflect on the importance of social support flexibly from different local actors. In this perspective, the Center of Attention for Communication, Hearing and Language of the Central American University José Simeón Cañas of El Salvador provides educational and rehabilitation service aimed to children with hearing disabilities transforming their methodologies and practices. Based on this analysis, perspectives of action and research will be envisaged to plan the future starting from the lessons learned.

Keywords:Hearing Disabilities, Inclusive Education and Therapy, Pandemic

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Arianna Taddei, Esmeralda Azahar López, Rebeca Abigail Recinos Reyes, Children with Hearing Disabilities during the Pandemic: Challenges and Perspectives of Inclusion in "EDUCATION SCIENCES AND SOCIETY" 1/2021, pp 178-196, DOI: 10.3280/ess1-2021oa11871