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Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education 8:1 2003
© 2003 Oxford University Press

Empirical Article

The Use of Visual-Tactile Communication Strategies by Deaf and Hearing Fathers and Mothers of Deaf Infants

Gerrit Loots and Isabel Devisé

Vrije Universiteit Brussel

This article presents the results of a study comparing deaf and hearing parents in the use of visual-tactile communication strategies during interaction with their hearing-impaired children between 18 and 24 months of age. The study includes 17 deaf and hard-of-hearing children and 33 parents, covering hearing mothers (n = 12), hearing fathers (n = 11), deaf mothers (n = 5), and deaf fathers (n = 5). The four groups of parents are compared in the use of visual-tactile communication strategies during free play with their children. Overall results show that deaf mothers and deaf fathers differ significantly from hearing parents in the use of a visual communication style adapted to the developmental communication needs and abilities related to the 18- to 24-month age period. The study pays special attention to differences in visual-tactile communication strategies according to hearing status, gender, use of languages, and communication modes.

Correspondence should be sent to Gerrit Loots, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Faculty of Psychology and Education, Pleinlaan 2, 1050 Brussels (e-mail:gerrit.loots{at}vub.ac.be).

Received June 4, 2001; revised January 12, 2002; accepted January 12, 2002


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