Chad
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==Education for the deaf== | ==Education for the deaf== | ||
| + | *'''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: | ||
| + | : The Government has a Law on the Education of Handicapped People - see Chp 2 of the Law #007/PR/2007 of May 9, 2007 ‘Special Education’ | ||
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| + | 3.The government provides those educational settings for Deaf children and Deaf students: | ||
| + | : Primary (From 5/6 years old to 12/13 years old) | ||
| + | : Secondary (From 12/13 years old to 17/18 years old) | ||
| + | : University (After 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: | ||
| + | : None | ||
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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: | ||
| + | : 11 Deaf Schools | ||
| + | : 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: | ||
| + | : None, The Government has not yet set up a structure to service people with handicaps at university. | ||
| + | : No sign language interpreting service. | ||
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==Deaf communities and cultures== | ==Deaf communities and cultures== | ||
Revision as of 22:28, 28 October 2011
| Name of the country/area | Chad |
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| Formal name of the country/area | Republic of Chad |
| Country/area information | The World Factbook (CIA) |
| Wikipedia (English) |
Indigenous signs for "Chad"
Spoken languages
Arabic
French
Sign languages
Related sign languages:
Population of Deaf/deaf people
- The population of the signers of Chadian Sign Language: 390 (1989 M. Yonadjiel). (Ethnologue, 16th Edition)
- Church and Christian Mission for Deaf Persons in Chad's official or approximate number of Deaf people: 7,000.; Sign language users : 2,800. (WFD. 2008. Global Survey Report. : See Bibliography below.)
Legal status of sign languages
Organizations and associations of the Deaf/deaf
Association Nationale des Deficients auditifs au Tchad (ANDAT)
Church and Christian Mission for Deaf Persons in Chad ; established in 1995. (WFD. 2008. Global Survey Report. : See Bibliography below.)
Institutes, associations and universities for sign language studies
Education for the 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:
- The Government has a Law on the Education of Handicapped People - see Chp 2 of the Law #007/PR/2007 of May 9, 2007 ‘Special Education’
3.The government provides those educational settings for Deaf children and Deaf students:
- Primary (From 5/6 years old to 12/13 years old)
- Secondary (From 12/13 years old to 17/18 years old)
- University (After 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:
- None
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:
- 11 Deaf Schools
- Oral and Sign Language (Total Communication)
6.Deaf people’s access to a University education and sign language interpreting services at University:
- None, The Government has not yet set up a structure to service people with handicaps at university.
- 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 Western and Central Africa Region (WFD WCAR). Global Education Pre-Planning Project on the Human Rights of Deaf People. World Federation of the Deaf. Finland.
Researchers
History of sign language research
Events
Links
Deaf cultures and Sign Languages of the world: Chad
Notes
| Africa (general) | Africa (general) |
|---|---|
| North Africa | Algeria | Egypt | Libya | Morocco | Tunisia |
| West Africa | Benin | Burkina Faso | Cote d'Ivoire | Gambia | Ghana | Guinea | Guinea-Bissau | Liberia | Mali | Mauritania | Niger | Nigeria | Senegal | Sierra Leone | Togo |
| Island states in the Atlantic Ocean | Cape Verde | Sao Tome and Principe |
| Central Africa | Burundi | Cameroon | Central African Republic | Chad | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Equatorial Guinea | Gabon | Republic of the Congo | Rwanda |
| East Africa | Djibouti | Eritrea | Ethiopia | Kenya | Somalia | South Sudan | Sudan | Tanzania | Uganda |
| Southern Africa | Angola | Botswana | Lesotho | Malawi | Mozambique | Namibia | South Africa | Swaziland | Zambia | Zimbabwe |
| Island states in the Indian Ocean | Comoros | Madagascar | Mauritius | Seychelles |
| Areas and others | Western Sahara |
