Implantes Cocleares: Implicações na Identidade dos Surdos

Abstract

How can a certain piece of technology influence one’s identity? In the case of cochlear implants, what is the relationship between having it and one’s identity development? We will attempt to address this by exploring the concept of identity, how it evolves, what deaf--related identities are all about, the various perceptions of cochlear implants, and their role in psychosocial/identity development.