Identity and deaf cultural subjectivity towards inclusion

• Autor(a) principal: Silva, Silvana Marques da
• Data de Publicação: 2016
• Outros Autores: Santos, Benedito Rodrigues dos, Marra e Rosa, Gabriel Artur
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista Educação Especial (UFSM)
• Texto Completo: http://periodicos.ufsm.br/educacaoespecial/article/view/17102
• topic: Deaf movement; Identity; Inclusion.; Movimento surdo; Inclusão; Identidade.

This paper proposes a theoretical analysis of cultural identity and subjectivity of deaf people, in order to promote its recognition as cultural diversity and enhance the process of deaf inclusion in the educational system and in society. Therefore, this paper presents a critical literature review on the following topics: deaf identity and subjectivity, in order to ascertain the extent to which the literature is able to elucidate what are the main features of deaf identity and what are the issues underlying the inclusion paradigm. The results point to the need for a thorough and urgent change in the process of inclusion, considering the active participation of deaf people in developing a new model of inclusion which, in addition to language, also meets other peculiarities related to diversity, because the deaf community is still marginalized and do not develop its full potential. This paper concludes that, although the legislation has advanced greatly, there is still a deep contradiction in inclusive practices, which accentuates the feeling of oppression and exclusion of deaf people, because they feel pressured to express their identity in accordance with the standard hearing society.