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+ | *'''Access to Education''' from WFD. 2008. ''Global Survey Report.'' (See [[#Bibliography|Bibliography]] below). | ||
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+ | 1.The government recognizes that Deaf children and Deaf students have the right to receive an education. | ||
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+ | 2.Legislation or policies on Deaf Education: | ||
+ | : Law 220/2000. | ||
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+ | 3.The government provides those educational settings for Deaf children and Deaf students: | ||
+ | : Early intervention (Up to 5 years old) | ||
+ | : Kindergarten (Between 3/4 years old to 5/6 years old) | ||
+ | : Primary (From 5/6 years old to 11/12 years old) | ||
+ | : Intermediate (From 11/12 years old to 13/14 years old) | ||
+ | : Secondary (From 15/16 years old to 17/18 years old) | ||
+ | : Vocational Education/Training | ||
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+ | 4.The government provides bilingual education using the country’s sign language(s) for Deaf children and Deaf students in those educational settings: | ||
+ | : Kindergarten (Between 3/4 years old to 5/6 years old) | ||
+ | : Primary (From 5/6 years old to 11/12 years old) | ||
+ | : Intermediate (From 11/12 years old to 13/14 years old) | ||
+ | : Secondary (From 15/16 years old to 17/18 years old) | ||
+ | : Vocational Education/Training | ||
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+ | 5.Total number of schools specifically for Deaf children and Deaf students in the country, and the educational approach for communicating with Deaf children and students at the Deaf School: | ||
+ | : 15 Deaf Schools | ||
+ | : Bilingual Education | ||
+ | : Oral Method | ||
+ | : Oral and Sign Language (Total Communication) | ||
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+ | 6.Deaf people’s access to a University education and sign language interpreting services at University: | ||
+ | : Five Universities provide access to Deaf students | ||
+ | : No sign language interpreting service | ||
Revision as of 22:17, 2 November 2011
Name of the country/area | Lebanon |
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Formal name of the country/area | Republic of Lebanon |
Country/area information | The World Factbook (CIA) |
Wikipedia (English) |
Indigenous signs for "Lebanon"
Illustrations in the literature
"Lebanon" (In: Japanese Federation of the Deaf ed. Supervisor: Hedberg, Tomas. 2003. Country name-signs. Helsinki, Finland: World Federation of the Deaf. 89.)
Spoken languages
Arabic
Sign languages
Population of Deaf/deaf people
The Learning Centre for the Deaf(Lebanon)'s official or approximate number of Deaf people: approx 12,000. (WFD. 2008. Global Survey Report. : See Bibliography below.)
Legal status of sign languages
Organizations and associations of the Deaf/deaf
Assocíation de L'Oeuvre des Sourds-Muets au Liban (WFD member)
The Learning Centre for the Deaf; established in 2002. (WFD. 2008. Global Survey Report. : See Bibliography below.)
Institutes, associations and universities for sign language studies
Education for the Deaf
The Father Andeweg Institute for the Deaf (FAID)
Lebanese School for the Blind and Deaf
- Access to Education from WFD. 2008. Global Survey Report. (See Bibliography below).
1.The government recognizes that Deaf children and Deaf students have the right to receive an education.
2.Legislation or policies on Deaf Education:
- Law 220/2000.
3.The government provides those educational settings for Deaf children and Deaf students:
- Early intervention (Up to 5 years old)
- Kindergarten (Between 3/4 years old to 5/6 years old)
- Primary (From 5/6 years old to 11/12 years old)
- Intermediate (From 11/12 years old to 13/14 years old)
- Secondary (From 15/16 years old to 17/18 years old)
- Vocational Education/Training
4.The government provides bilingual education using the country’s sign language(s) for Deaf children and Deaf students in those educational settings:
- Kindergarten (Between 3/4 years old to 5/6 years old)
- Primary (From 5/6 years old to 11/12 years old)
- Intermediate (From 11/12 years old to 13/14 years old)
- Secondary (From 15/16 years old to 17/18 years old)
- Vocational Education/Training
5.Total number of schools specifically for Deaf children and Deaf students in the country, and the educational approach for communicating with Deaf children and students at the Deaf School:
- 15 Deaf Schools
- Bilingual Education
- Oral Method
- Oral and Sign Language (Total Communication)
6.Deaf people’s access to a University education and sign language interpreting services at University:
- Five Universities provide access to Deaf students
- No sign language interpreting service
Deaf communities and cultures
Religious activities by the Deaf
Famous Deaf persons and hearing persons concerned with sign languages
Sign language dictionaries
Bibliography
World Federation of the Deaf and Swedish National Association of the Deaf. 2008. Global Survey Report. WFD Regional Secretariat for Arab Region (WFD RSAR). Global Education Pre-Planning Project on the Human Rights of Deaf People. World Federation of the Deaf. Finland.
Roumanos, Antoine. 1999. Special education for the deaf in Lebanon. In : H. William Brelje ed. Global perspectives on the education of the deaf in selected countries. Hillsboro, Ore. : Butte Publications. 219-241.
Rowe, Helen. 1983-84. Where the classroom echoes to the sound of gunfire. In : Talk. 110: 14-15.
Roumanos, Antoine and James Woodward. [n.d.] A study of Lebanese sign language. [Unpublished document.]
Researchers
History of sign language research
Events
Links
Deaf cultures and Sign Languages of the world: Lebanon
Notes
Middle East (general) | Middle East (general) |
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Anatolia | Turkey |
Arabian Peninsula | Bahrain | Kuwait | Oman | Qatar | Saudi Arabia | UAE | Yemen |
Iranian Plateau | Iran |
Levant | Israel | Jordan | Lebanon | Syria |
Areas and others | Palestine |