Deaf People, Injustice and Reconciliation

Hisayo Katsui (PhD) is Professor in Disability Studies at the University of Helsinki, Finland. Suvi-Maaria Tepora-Niemi (PhD) is a researcher at Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare. Maija Koivisto is a doctoral researcher at the University of Helsinki, Finland. Niina Meriläinen (PhD and docent in political science) is a researcher at Tampere University, Finland. Pauli Rautiainen (PhD) is Senior Lecturer in Social Law at the Center of Law and Welfare in the University of Eastern Finland. Päivi Rainò (PhD) is Senior Researcher at Humak University of Applied Sciences. Merja Tarvainen (PhD) is Senior Lecturer in Social Work at the University of Eastern Finland. Heikki Hiilamo (PhD) works as a research professor at Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare and as a professor of social policy at University of Helsinki.

Part One – Presentation of the Research. 1.Introduction. 2.Research methodology. 3.Deaf people and the sign language community. Part Two - Experiences of Injustice. 4.Eugenics and oralism as discrimination against deaf people. 5.Perspectives on cochlear implants – the continuation of eugenics and oralism or an essential assistive device? 6.Structural injustices in society. 7.Manifested legacy of the historical injustices in the 2020s. Part Three - The Truth and Reconciliation Process. 8.How should we deal with historical injustices? 9.The struggles encountered when initiating a truth and reconciliation process. Part Four - Conclusion. 10.Conclusions and recommendations.