PROPOSAL FOR PORTUGUESE - LIBRAS LINGUISTIC ACCESSIBILITY IN THE LEGAL SPHERE OF THE FEDERAL DISTRICT PUBLIC PROSECUTION OFFICE - MPDFT
Linguistic accessibility. Legal terminology. Brazilian Sign Language (Libras). MPDFT. Bilingual videoguides.
This research, aligned with Translation Studies and Sign Language Terminology, focuses on the legal vocabulary of the Public Ministry of the Federal District and Territories (MPDFT, Brazil). The study aims to create bilingual videoguides (Portuguese-Brazilian Sign Language, Libras) to ensure linguistic accessibility for the Deaf community, as mandated by Brazilian laws (10.436/2002, 5.626/2005, and 13.146/2015). Methodologically, it adopts a socioterminological approach (Gaudin, 1991; Faulstich, 2016) in three phases: (i) mapping juridical sign-terms in media materials; (ii) validation with Deaf signers and legal experts; (iii) production of multimodal videoguides (Libras, subtitles, audio). Key results include: (a) identification of 35 juridical sign-terms; (b) development of three institutional videoguides hosted on the MPDFT portal; (c) a semi-bilingual glossary accessible via QR code. The study concludes that terminological standardization and assistive technologies are pivotal to enforce Deaf communities’ right to legal information, promoting autonomy and social inclusion.