Hello all,
As I mentioned in my introduction, I am a PhD student studying Deaf culture in a global context. For my research, I have begun conducting interviews with d/Deaf and HOH individuals to learn their stories.
While I am still building my signing skills, I am beginning my interviews with d/Deaf and HOH people who are lipreaders. However, I will be interviewing sign language users soon, too.
As a researcher, whether I am interviewing someone who is hearing, d/Deaf, HOH, etc, I do my best to put the interviewee at ease and to be culturally sensitive.
I would like to humbly ask for advice on DOS and DON'TS for interviewing d/Deaf and HOH people. Could anyone please help? What would you like someone to do or not do in an interview?
I know it is important to be in a well-lit place where we can sit face-to-face. If we are at a cafe or public place, I never behave patronizing and offer so-called "help" with ordering unless someone explicitly asks.
Any other suggestions on dos and don't would be sooo greatly appreciated!!
As I mentioned in my introduction, I am a PhD student studying Deaf culture in a global context. For my research, I have begun conducting interviews with d/Deaf and HOH individuals to learn their stories.
While I am still building my signing skills, I am beginning my interviews with d/Deaf and HOH people who are lipreaders. However, I will be interviewing sign language users soon, too.
As a researcher, whether I am interviewing someone who is hearing, d/Deaf, HOH, etc, I do my best to put the interviewee at ease and to be culturally sensitive.
I would like to humbly ask for advice on DOS and DON'TS for interviewing d/Deaf and HOH people. Could anyone please help? What would you like someone to do or not do in an interview?
I know it is important to be in a well-lit place where we can sit face-to-face. If we are at a cafe or public place, I never behave patronizing and offer so-called "help" with ordering unless someone explicitly asks.
Any other suggestions on dos and don't would be sooo greatly appreciated!!