Diseño de una propuesta pedagógica sobre lenguaje de señas como estrategia comunicacional. Caso de estudio, Servicio policial a la comunidad

Abstract

The objective of this study is to design a proposal on sign language as a communication strategy between the police service and the community with special needs. The research has a mixed approach, since it involves quantitative and qualitative studies. Some evaluation techniques were used, such as the application of a survey to 12 members of the Association of People with Disabilities and seven police officers who are part of the National Police of Ecuador assigned to the Circuits of the Quevedo-Mocache District. in. The selection of participants was carried out through convenience sampling and the snowball technique. In addition, an interview with a highest authority in the police service was used. The main finding is that there is a lack of knowledge of the interpretation of Ecuadorian sign language, which has caused people with hearing disabilities not to request assistance in the Community Police Units, and not benefit from community preventive actions; such as the activation of security buttons, transfer of values, home delivery and immediate help. According to these results, the design of a proposal on sign language learning is presented under the methodological conception of process-based learning. It is concluded that the application of this proposal will contribute to strengthening more accessible and effective communication between the police and the community, including people with hearing disabilities.