Abstract

SOFIATO, Cássia Geciauskas  and  CONCEICAO FILHO, Delci da. Deaf education in Italy: revisiting history. Cad. Hist. Educ. [online]. 2023, vol.22, e167.  Epub Aug 07, 2023. ISSN 1982-7806.  https://doi.org/10.14393/che-v22-2023-167.

Research on deaf education in other countries still potentiates studies in Brazil due to the scarcity of national research in this field. This study aimed to outline the pioneering work of the first deaf education institutions in Italy during the 18th and 19th centuries and show the changes occurred in these institutions since the establishment of Italian law no. 517 of 1977. This is a qualitative and descriptive research, which included 12 traditional Italian institutes. This study indicates the importance these institutes displayed for the development of the foundations of deaf education in Italy and the impact Law no. 517 of 1977, which deals with integrating students with disabilities into ordinary education, promoted in the institutions.

Keywords : Deaf education; Italy; Special Education.

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