Ecuador Deaf Community Needs Assessment Interview Transcripts 2025

Ecuador National Deaf Needs Assessment Qualitative Interviews 2025 contains interview and focus group transcripts from deaf, hard of hearing, deafblind participants, and caregivers. Data were collected by researcher Lorne Farovitch through multiple communication modes including written messaging, spoken Spanish, and Ecuadorian Sign Language interpreted into written transcripts. The dataset was last updated in March 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze themes of access barriers to education and healthcare from interview transcripts.
• Identify patterns in employment barriers and discrimination experiences described by participants.
• Compare service gaps between rural and urban areas mentioned in focus group discussions.
• Study perceptions of government responsiveness and disability administration processes within the transcripts.
• Examine communication modes and translation practices used in the interpreted written content.

Strengths

• Includes data from multiple participant groups: deaf, hard of hearing, deafblind, and caregivers.
• Covers a wide range of topics including education, healthcare, employment, safety, and technology.

Limitations

• Sample size and number of transcripts are unknown, limiting statistical analysis.
• Data consists of interpreted and translated transcripts, which may introduce layers of mediation.
• Specific demographic details and geographic distribution within Ecuador are not provided.

Provenance

Source

National Deaf Needs Assessment Dataverse, authored by Lorne Farovitch.

Collection Method

Qualitative interviews and focus groups, with communication via written messaging, spoken Spanish, and Ecuadorian Sign Language interpreted into written transcripts.

Time Range

Data collected for a 2025 national assessment.

Freshness

Data collected for a 2025 assessment, with a repository update in March 2026.

Geography

Ecuador.