Crisis interpreting and Deaf community understanding during the Covid-19 pandemic
Results from a South Korea-based survey
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4915941 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Clara Jo (0000-0001-6291-6901, College of International Studies Southwest University China, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 49 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | e12653-e12653 |
| Publication date | 2025-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Disasters (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0361-3666 • E-ISSN: 1467-7717 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/disa.12653 |
| PMID | 39041381 |
| OpenAlex | W4400921325 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 47 |
This study explores the South Korean Deaf community's response to sign language interpreting during the COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) health crisis, focusing on individual factors affecting the signers' comprehension. The data were collected from a mobile-based questionnaire survey conducted among 401 Deaf adults; binary probit modelling was adopted to analyse the data. The major findings are: (i) 59.9 per cent of the respondents understood less than 70 per cent of the interpreting; (ii) males and urban residents tend to understand better; (iii) younger people (less than 50 years) and signers with a Bachelor's degree or higher are likely to have lower comprehension; and (iv) Deaf adults who visited a doctor after the COVID-19 outbreak tended to have lower comprehension. The findings demonstrate that individual characteristics, including age, impact significantly on the extent to which Deaf individuals understand the sign language interpreting of COVID-19 information, indicating that steps are needed to achieve a Deaf-inclusive society during a health disaster
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| Highly cited | No |