Problem
Inadequate welfare services for the deaf
Other Names:
Denial of right to welfare services for the deaf Nature:
Many hearing-impaired people are illiterate, unemployed and under-employed due to widespread prejudice by the general public and a lack, especially in developing countries, of the basic tools for rehabilitation (such as education in lipreading, and hearing aids). Special education, when it exists, is often disregarded or postponed. As a rule the deaf are taught a manual art or craft, regardless of their individual attitudes and preferences; vocational pre-counselling and counselling systems are neglected and often the choice is confined to the three or four trades taught in the school workshop.
Broader Problems:
Denial of rights to disabledInadequate social welfare services Related Problems:
Inadequate welfare services for the blind Strategies:
Caring for the deafProviding welfare services for the deafCoping with deafnessDenying right to welfare services for the deaf Subject(s):
Health Care → DeafSocial Activity → Services
Social Activity → Welfare
Societal Problems → Deprivation
Societal Problems → Inadequacy
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
D: Detailed problems Date of last update
04.10.2020 – 22:48 CEST