Open AccessDIFFICULTIES AND BARRIERS IN THE EDUCATION OF DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING INDIVIDUALS IN THE ERA OF COVID-19: THE CASE OF GREECE - A VIEWPOINT ARTICLE
Author(s) -
Constantinos Mantzikos,
Christina Lappa
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
european journal of special education research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2501-2428
DOI - 10.46827/ejse.v6i3.3357
Subject(s) - covid-19 , surprise , deaf education , humanity , face (sociological concept) , psychology , audiology , pandemic , medicine , sign language , political science , sociology , linguistics , social psychology , virology , philosophy , social science , disease , pathology , outbreak , infectious disease (medical specialty) , law
This article provides an analysis of the difficulties and barriers deaf and hard of hearing individuals face during the period of the COVID-19 pandemic. In a pandemic situation, apart from the economy, education is also largely affected. In the past few months, many disabled and non-disabled pupils and university students were taken by complete surprise by the immense changes in the education sector and mainly by the innovations introduced, especially in the lower education grades, which resulted in considerable implications, despite the positive response they received. In these trying times humanity is experiencing, the difficulties that deaf and hard of hearing individuals have to face were exacerbated, perpetuating their marginalisation.
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