Use of the Internet by Deaf People

School of Geography, University of Leeds

Principal Investigator:

Prof G.Valentine
co-investigators T. Skelton (Loughborough) and P Levy (Sheffield)

Researchers:

Takao Maruyama and Jemma Correll

Dates:

01/01/2005- 31/12/2006

Grant:

Arts & Humanities Research Board

Summary:

The project is conducting research into the use of the Internet by D/deaf people. It will examine how D/deaf people are using the Internet to gain access to information and to share information proactively in creative ways, the constraints on their use of Internet technologies and resources, and their perceptions of the benefits and drawbacks of the Internet. This will enable evaluation of the impact that the Internet is having on D/deaf people’s social inclusion/exclusion in the information society, and identification of implications for appropriate policies, strategies and services relating to their use of the Internet as an information environment. http:/www.geog.leeds.ac.uk/projects/deafweb/