The Ethical Considerations toward Disability Inclusion in Conducting Convergence Research with Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing People

The purpose of this study was to investigate ethical considerations for conducting inclusive-research with deaf and hard-of-hearing (DHH) people in vulnerable research-objection. The subject analysis was conducted on data collected through in-depth individual interviews with 10 deaf/DHH and 10 researchers with experience in convergence research. As a result of the analysis, research preparation stage (selection of research topics from an inclusive perspective, creation of Deaf-Space, and research kick-off form field-based research cooperation), IRB review stage (contribution to research objectives and results, review of IRB deliberation, consent plan by sufficient information), research implementation stage (research relationship formation, implementation of consent procedures by providing sufficient information, respect of DHH experience, flexible feedback system, compliance with confidentiality with researchers and participants, and the right to share research results) was able to confirm as the considerations of inclusive research ethics for DHH pleople. Through this study, research ethics education and institutional improvement measures were proposed to create an inclusive research environment for disabilities so that hearing impairment does not act as a vulnerability to research in deaf research.