Sebutlah Kami Tuli: Call Us Deaf

Authors

  • Sean Ryan Hauschildt Lamar University Department of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education PO BOX 10113 Beaumont, TX 77710
  • Laura Lesmana Wijaya Lamar University Department of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education PO BOX 10113 Beaumont, TX 77710
  • Cristophorus Budidharma Lamar University Department of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education PO BOX 10113 Beaumont, TX 77710
  • Siti Rodiah Lamar University Department of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education PO BOX 10113 Beaumont, TX 77710
  • Ariani Rachmat Lamar University Department of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education PO BOX 10113 Beaumont, TX 77710
  • Dafi Muchlisin Lamar University Department of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education PO BOX 10113 Beaumont, TX 77710

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14738/assrj.1011.15918

Keywords:

BISINDO, Indonesia, Tuli, Identity

Abstract

Indonesia is an archipelagic nation consisting of diverse ethnicities and languages in southeast Asia. As in all nations, one of the linguistic communities found across the islands is made up of Deaf people. The limited research available about these Deaf Indonesians tends to focus on the linguistics of their language, BISINDO.  However, almost nothing is known about their cultural traditions except studies about a Deaf Village in Bali. Currently, there are ongoing discussions among Deaf Indonesian communities in Java about Deaf identity. Most of these Deaf members espouse a cultural view of what it means to be Deaf. The argument centers on what is the correct term for a person who is deaf; one side of the argument is that Deaf people have a cultural identity, expressed as tuli (Deaf) while the other side maintains a medical view, expressed as tuna rungu (hearing impaired). These Indonesian Deaf perspectives are shared and documented for potential future research.        

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Published

2023-12-05

How to Cite

Hauschildt, S. R., Wijaya, L. L., Budidharma, C., Rodiah, S., Rachmat, A., & Muchlisin, D. (2023). Sebutlah Kami Tuli: Call Us Deaf. Advances in Social Sciences Research Journal, 10(11), 277–293. https://doi.org/10.14738/assrj.1011.15918

Issue

Vol. 10 No. 11 (2023): Advances in Social Sciences Research Journal

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Copyright (c) 2023 Sean Ryan Hauschildt, Laura Lesmana Wijaya, Cristophorus Budidharma, Siti Rodiah , Ariani Rachmat, Dafi Muchlisin

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