Everyone here speaks TXT: Deaf people using SMS in Australia and the rest of the world

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Power, Mary R.
Power, Des
Griffith University Author(s)
Year published
2004
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This article examines the extent to which Short Message Service (SMS) messages are breaking down communication barriers among deaf people and between deaf and hearing people. It is predicted that deaf texters will use SMS to increase the bonds between themselves in deaf communities, creating new opportunities to develop relationships, understanding, and intimacy with those not physically present. The most exciting question raised by this article is whether those kinds of relationships, understanding, and intimacy will develop to the same extent with hearing colleagues, friends, and intimates.This article examines the extent to which Short Message Service (SMS) messages are breaking down communication barriers among deaf people and between deaf and hearing people. It is predicted that deaf texters will use SMS to increase the bonds between themselves in deaf communities, creating new opportunities to develop relationships, understanding, and intimacy with those not physically present. The most exciting question raised by this article is whether those kinds of relationships, understanding, and intimacy will develop to the same extent with hearing colleagues, friends, and intimates.
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Journal Title
Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education
Volume
9
Issue
3
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© 2004 Oxford University Press. This is an open access paper. Please refer to the link for the definitive publisher-authenticated version.
Subject
Education
Language, Communication and Culture