A survey on the representation of the Deaf community in media and entertainment, conducted in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Australia in September 2022, found that 79 percent of Deaf audiences felt that their representation in television and film had improved during the previous year. Among hearing audiences, this share stood at 73 percent. In addition, the share of consumers responding that the representation of the Deaf community had improved a lot is considerably higher among Deaf audiences.
Perceived level of improvement of Deaf representation in TV and film according to adults in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, and Australia as of September 2022
* The source states that 1,000 members of the Deaf community - including a mixture of deaf people, hard of hearing people and CODAs (Children of Deaf Adults) - as well as a comparison audiences of 1,000 U.S. consumers have taken part in the survey.
The question has been asked as follows: "Do you think Deaf representation in TV and film has improved over the past year?"
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National Research Group. (November 21, 2022). Perceived level of improvement of Deaf representation in TV and film according to adults in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, and Australia as of September 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1398584/improvement-deaf-representation-tv-film-us-canada-uk-australia/
National Research Group. "Perceived level of improvement of Deaf representation in TV and film according to adults in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, and Australia as of September 2022." Chart. November 21, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1398584/improvement-deaf-representation-tv-film-us-canada-uk-australia/
National Research Group. (2022). Perceived level of improvement of Deaf representation in TV and film according to adults in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, and Australia as of September 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1398584/improvement-deaf-representation-tv-film-us-canada-uk-australia/
National Research Group. "Perceived Level of Improvement of Deaf Representation in Tv and Film According to Adults in The United States, Canada, United Kingdom, and Australia as of September 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Nov 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1398584/improvement-deaf-representation-tv-film-us-canada-uk-australia/
National Research Group, Perceived level of improvement of Deaf representation in TV and film according to adults in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, and Australia as of September 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1398584/improvement-deaf-representation-tv-film-us-canada-uk-australia/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Perceived level of improvement of Deaf representation in TV and film according to adults in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, and Australia as of September 2022 [Graph], National Research Group, November 21, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1398584/improvement-deaf-representation-tv-film-us-canada-uk-australia/
