Abstract

This article seeks to raise social awareness of the linguistic and cultural diversity of deaf people and their needs, as well as of the situation of social exclusion they experience in all areas of life. This is due, on the one hand, to widespread ignorance of their characteristics and their needs and, on the other hand, to the barriers they encounter in their access to information and communication. Society is unaware of the implications of deaf people’s disability. This article explores some of their audiological, linguistic and cultural characteristics, as well as events and situations that show the social and attitudinal barriers they come across in their everyday life. We intent to show that their situation entails a violation of fundamental rights present in current legislation and discrimination against the group. _Received_ : 03 October 2019 _Accepted_ : 24 February 2020 _Published online: _ Articles in press 03 April 2020; No. 5 26 June 2020