The legal recognition of sign languages advocacy and outcomes around the world / edited by Maartje De Meulder, Joseph J. Murray and Rachel McKee.
| Other author | De Meulder, Maartje. |
| Other author | Murray, Joseph J. |
| Other author | McKee, Rachel Locker, 1963- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Bristol ; Blue Ridge Summit : Multilingual Matters, [2019] |
| Description | xxiii, 327 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Contents | The legal recognition of sign languages : advocacy and outcomes around the world / Maartje De Meulder, Joseph J. Murray and Rachel McKee -- "Ah, that's not necessary, you can read English instead" : an analysis of state language policy concerning Irish sign language and its effect / John Bosco Conama -- The Korean Sign Language Act / Sung-Eun Hong, Hyunhwa Lee, Mi-Hye Lee and Seung-Il Byun -- The road to Maltese sign language recognition / Marie Azzopardi-Alexander, Karl Borg, Dorianne Callus, Keith Callus, Steven Mulvaney, Alison Vere, Annabelle Xerri and Ripard Xuereb Loran -- Recognising British sign language in Scotland / Lilian Lawson, Frankie McLean, Rachel O'Neill and Rob Wilks -- A roof without foundation : shifts in the legal and practical status of Turkish sign language (TİD) since 2005 / Deniz İlkbaşaran and Okan Kubus -- Progress and problems in the campaign for sign language recognition in Japan / Soya Mori and Atsubumi Sugimoto -- American Sign Language legislation in the United States / Joseph J. Murray -- Towards the recognition of Chilean Sign Language / Maribel González, Andrea Pérez, Juan Luis Marín and Camila Villavicencio -- The societal and political recognition of French Sign Language (LSF) in France : 1970-2018 / Yann Cantin, Florence Encrevé and Marie-Thérèse L'Huillier -- In pursuit of legal recognition of the Netherlands / Richard Cokart, Trude Schermer, Corrie Tijsseling and Eva Westerhoff -- The "language issue" : the struggle and path for the recognition of LIS / Carlo Geraci and Humberto Insolera -- Sign language legislation in Norway / Arnfinn Muruvik Vonen and Paal Richard Peterson -- Austrian Sign Language : recognition achieved but discrimination continues / Franz Dotter, Verena Krausneker, Helene Jarmer and Lukas Huber -- Implementing recognition of New Zealand Sign Language : 2006-2018 / Rachel McKee and Victoria Manning -- The legal recognition of Icelandic Sign Language : meeting deaf people's expectations / Valgerður Stefánsdóttir, Ari Pall Kristinsson and Julia G. Hreinsdottir -- Recognizing Brazilian Sign Language : legislation and outcomes / Ronice Müller de Quadros and Marianne Rossi Stumpf -- Legal recognition and regulation of Catalan Sign Language / Maria Josep Jarque, Marta Bosch-Baliarda and Menchu González -- A Belgian compromise : recognising French-Belgian Sign Language and Flemish Sign Language / Maartje De Meulder and Thierry Haesenne -- Epilogue : claiming multiple positionalities : lessons from the first two decades of sign language recognition / Maartje De Meulder, Joseph J. Murray and Rachel McKee. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2018060942 |
| ISBN | 9781788924009 (hbk : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9781788923996 (pbk : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | (kindle) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |