Abstract
The paper argues that policy-makers in the UK do not perceive Sign Language Peoples (SLPs) as a minority language formation. Policies are based on an assumption of disability and deliver unsatisfactory outcomes that struggle to address linguistic exclusion. Multicultural polices incorporating SLPs’ perspectives would offer greater synergy between policy theory and SLP’s lived-experience. More specifically, democratisation of the policy formulation process could lead to achievement of greater social justice for SLPs. Looking forward, the power of transnational networks to provoke national policy change offers a possible way of breaking through existing UK discourse barriers to more democratic SLP-led policy formulation
Translated title of the contribution | Social Justice, Language Policy and British Sign Language: The Deaf Perspective |
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Original language | English |
Pages (from-to) | 547-564 |
Number of pages | 18 |
Journal | Policy and Politics |
Volume | 42 |
Issue number | 4 |
Early online date | 1 Oct 2014 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Oct 2014 |