Deaf Literacy Project

This project investigates deaf learners’ use of ‘multiliteracies’, including reading, writing, sign language, technology and multimodal communication, to improve the education of deaf people in developing countries.

It is a three-year £436,000 study called ‘Peer to Peer Deaf Multiliteracies: Research into a sustainable approach to the education of deaf children and young adults in the Global South’ (2017-2020).

Timeline:

2015-2020

Project lead:

Professor Ulrike Zeshan

Further Information:

For further information, please contact Prof Ulrike Zeshan: International Institute for Sign Languages & Deaf Studies Harrington Building HA212 +44 (0)1772 893104 UZeshan@uclan.ac.uk

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