Deaf in Nigeria: A Preliminary Survey of Isolated Deaf Communities

Deaf stigmatization in Nigeria begins from the families to the kindred and communities and is more intense in the early days of the deaf child. Using a multidisciplinary approach aimed at collecting different forms of data in Nigerian deaf communities, we focused on cultural practices, linguistic fe...

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Main Authors: Emmanuel Ihechi Asonye, Ezinne Emma-Asonye, Mary Edward
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2018-06-01
Series:SAGE Open
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2158244018786538