Instagram as a Medium for Socialization of Indonesia Sign Language (BISINDO)

Asfira RR, Amanah Rakhim S, Sulih Indra Dewi

2018

Abstract

The equality of languages for the deaf is very important, because with an equal language will increase social interaction between deaf community with listeners. In law No. 8 year 2016 article 41 paragraph 2E, it has been described that sign language skills as the development of the linguistic identity of the deaf disability. Indonesia Sign Language (BISINDO) is part of the accessibility for the deaf in their life to interact with the hearing people. Hence, the need for socializing BISINDO in order to build awareness of the listeners to be able to understand the sign language used by the deaf is essential. In this research, a new media becomes one of the ways to socialize Indonesian sign language (BISINDO) to hearing people in Instagram. This study used a qualitative-descriptive approach, with the aim, to know the role of instagram as a medium of information in socialization of the sign language of Indonesia (BISINDO). Social media empowered the people to express their thoughts and opinions and share with others. As well as a medium of information socialization of BISINDO, interact with friends Deaf and the community or by the community of listeners, and Also provide positive benefits for the Deaf and the community via uploading the information (repost) of socialinfluence.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

RR A., Rakhim S A. and Dewi S. (2018). Instagram as a Medium for Socialization of Indonesia Sign Language (BISINDO).In Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Contemporary Social and Political Affairs - Volume 1: ICoCSPA, ISBN 978-989-758-393-3, pages 137-141. DOI: 10.5220/0008818001370141

in Bibtex Style

@conference{icocspa18,
author={Asfira RR and Amanah Rakhim S and Sulih Indra Dewi},
title={Instagram as a Medium for Socialization of Indonesia Sign Language (BISINDO)},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Contemporary Social and Political Affairs - Volume 1: ICoCSPA,},
year={2018},
pages={137-141},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0008818001370141},
isbn={978-989-758-393-3},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Contemporary Social and Political Affairs - Volume 1: ICoCSPA,
TI - Instagram as a Medium for Socialization of Indonesia Sign Language (BISINDO)
SN - 978-989-758-393-3
AU - RR A.
AU - Rakhim S A.
AU - Dewi S.
PY - 2018
SP - 137
EP - 141
DO - 10.5220/0008818001370141