Murza Svetlana Alekseevna
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Inclusive theatre space as a resource for the development and socialization of hearing impaired persons
The article reveals the role of theater in the development and socialization of people with hearing impairment.
The results of a survey concerning the key problem for the practice of inclusive theater – the willingness of the deaf and hard of hearing to attend the theater together with the hearing are presented. With significant differences in the level of readiness, depending on theatrical preferences and spectator experience, adolescents and young men with hearing impairment have the most comfortable way of perceiving a performance for them is to accompany the theatrical action with a translation into sign language. At the same time, the combination of a repertory performance of a professional theater and translation into Russian sign language makes it possible to solve a difficult task that is set for sign language teachers: to integrate the deaf into the world of hearing.
The results of the implementation of the project THEATER ABROAD, implemented in St. Petersburg, to create conditions for an accessible theatrical environment and provide viewers with hearing impairment with equal opportunities, taking into account their special needs, are presented.