Botswana
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Revision as of 14:40, 14 July 2011
Name of the country/area | Botswana |
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Formal name of the country/area | Republic of Botswana |
Country/area information | The World Factbook (CIA) |
Wikipedia (English) |
Indigenous signs for "Botswana"
Illustrations in the literature
"Botswana" (In: Japanese Federation of the Deaf ed. Supervisor: Hedberg, Tomas. 2003. Country name-signs. Helsinki, Finland: World Federation of the Deaf. 101.)
Spoken languages
English
Tswana
Sign languages
Related sign languages:
Population of Deaf/deaf people
Legal status of sign languages
Organizations and associations of the Deaf/deaf
Botswana National Association of the Deaf (BAOD) (WFD member; established in 2002. (WFD. 2008. Global Survey Report. : See Bibliography below.))
Institutes, associations and universities for sign language studies
Education for the deaf
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 Southern and Eastern Africa (WFD RSESA). Global Education Pre-Planning Project on the Human Rights of Deaf People. World Federation of the Deaf. Finland.
Omphile. G 1995. Science achievement of hearing impaired children as compared to normal hearing children in Botswana primary schools. Unpublished. Master of Education dissertation., University of Botswana.
Jump, Stephen and Michael A. Peart. 1991. Development of a low cost hearing aid (for use in Botswana and other African countries). In: Hearing Aids: Their Production, Delivery Systems and Effective use.London: Royal National Institute of the Deaf. 41–47.
Researchers
History of sign language research
Events
Links
Deaf cultures and Sign Languages of the world: Botswana
First deaf students join Maun SSS
Teachers happy with deaf students performance
Facility to contribute towards children's development
Notes
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