Synthesis Matrix

Communication Rhetoric Digital Media

Barrier Between Deaf
and Hearing

Brueggemann, B. J. Claims that the Discusses the N/A

(1995). communication barrier “oppressive
would be lessened with rhetoric” that
the rise/visibility of categorizes Deaf as
Deaf culture disabled

Butler, J. (2018). The incorporation of Visual rhetoric is Explains how digital

Integral Captions creative/integral important; media (videos) can be
and Subtitles captioning essential for modified to be fully
Deaf/HOH accessible with their
audience captioning
comprehension

Downs, D. (2017). Indirectly supports the Explains embodied N/A

Rhetoric idea that the rhetoric and how
communication barrier congenital
is a product of deafness affects
embodied rhetoric how a person
perceives/interprets

Ellcessor, E. (2015). Ignorance causes Mentioned how the Warns against visibility
Is There a Sign for misunderstandings gestural rhetoric of of ASL in the media
That? about Deafness that ASL is necessary that is considered
reinforce and shouldn’t be “exoticizing”
communication barrier mocked

Hauser et al (2010). Communication Rhetoric hearing N/A

Deaf Epistemology: obstacles persist due to society uses toward
audism and “failure the Deaf shapes
syndrome” in Deaf kids them

Johns, A. M. N/A Explains how Discusses how a

(2017). Discourse discourse discourse community
Communities communities use could use online
specific rhetoric to resources
further their
message
Pizer et al (2012). Shows the perspective N/A N/A
"We Communicated of spoken and signed
That Way for a communication inside
Reason" the home with CODAs

Schneider et al Acknowledges the Deaf Explores the use of Proving that text-based
(2012). The Effects community’s use of “e- electronic acronyms are used in
of Electronic com” acronyms (shared communication everyday vernacular
Communication on lexicon) acronyms such as
ASL LOL in real life
conversation