Communication Challenges in Inclusive Education Faced by Deaf and Non-deaf People

Abstract

This report offers an overview and sets the scene in Greece about the way of living of the deaf people and people with hearing problems, their education according to Greek Ministry of Education, their way of communication with the other deaf or non-deaf people, the national sign language (GSL), their social and cultural life and the prospects for learning and using the International Signs. Two surveys took place, one online and the second one in the form of personal interview, in order to find out Greek people's opinion about the communication among the deaf people and between deaf and non-deaf people in Greece and at international level as well. They reveal the opinions, the characteristics and the prospects of using Greek Sign Language and the International Signs, and the way the deaf communicate in the national sign language, the knowledge of the International Signs that they have or don't have and their intention to learn International Signs.