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The Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education 2008 13(1):92-103; doi:10.1093/deafed/enm034
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Text Communication Preferences of Deaf People in the United Kingdom

Doria Pilling and Paul Barrett

City University


  Abstract

This study is the only comprehensive survey to date of the text communication preferences of deaf people who cannot or prefer not to use voice telephony in the United Kingdom. Respondents covered a wide age range, became deaf or hard of hearing at different ages, and had different communication preferences. Generally, respondents used several forms of text communication, selecting them for particular purposes. E-mail was the most widely used form of text communication, but SMS was the most used by younger respondents. The most prominent reasons for liking different forms of text communication were that they were easy or fast. Older respondents were more likely to give "not knowing how to" as a reason for not using particular forms of communication and would have liked more information about what text communication is available.

Correspondence should be sent to Doria Pilling, Health Care Research Unit, City University, 24 Chiswell Street, London EC1Y 4TY, United Kingdom (e-mail: doria.pilling{at}googlemail.com).

Received March 2, 2007; revised May 14, 2007; accepted May 16, 2007


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