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Okyere, Alexander D., and Mary J. Addo. 1999. Historical development of education of the deaf in Ghana. In : H. William Brelje ed. ''Global perspectives on the education of the deaf in selected countries.'' Hillsboro, Ore. : Butte Publications. 141-155. | Okyere, Alexander D., and Mary J. Addo. 1999. Historical development of education of the deaf in Ghana. In : H. William Brelje ed. ''Global perspectives on the education of the deaf in selected countries.'' Hillsboro, Ore. : Butte Publications. 141-155. |
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Name of the country/area | Ghana |
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Formal name of the country/area | Republic of Ghana |
Country/area information | The World Factbook (CIA) |
Wikipedia (English) |
Indigenous signs for "Ghana"
Illustrations in the literature
"Ghana" (In: Japanese Federation of the Deaf ed. Supervisor: Hedberg, Tomas. 2003. Country name-signs. Helsinki, Finland: World Federation of the Deaf. 93.)
Spoken languages
English
Sign languages
Related sign languages:
Population of Deaf/deaf people
Legal status of sign languages
Organizations and associations of the Deaf/deaf
Ghana National Association of the Deaf (WFD member, cited from WFD website)
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
Okyere, Alexander Daniel and Francis K. Boison et al eds. Ghanaian Sign Language". Ghana National Association of the Deaf. Accra-North, Ghana.
Bibliography
Kamei, Nobutaka. 2007. Around the world: Visit to the signing communities in Africa (2) A Deaf village, Ghana. In: Teaching English Now (Sanseido) 9 (Summer 2007): 0 (inside cover).
Kamei, Nobutaka. 2006. History of Deaf people and sign languages in Africa: Fieldwork in the "kingdom" derived from Andrew J. Foster. Tokyo: Akashi Shoten. [2007 JASID Award for Excellent Work by Young Researchers, Japan Society for International Development, November 2007].
Nakayama, Sinichiro. 2004. Make a Comparison of Word Order betweem Sign Language and Language for writing : From study about sign language used in Asia and Africa. In:Sign Language Communication Studies(Japan Institute for Sign Language Studies, Japanese Federation of the Deaf) 52(2004.06):22-26.[Including information of [ Ghana, Zambia, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines and Thailand ]
Kamei, Nobutaka. 2004. The Deaf in Africa (5) Deaf views of America In:Sign Language Communication Studies (Japan Institute for Sign Language Studies, Japanese Federation of the Deaf) 51(2004.03):55-62.
Okyere, Alexander D., and Mary J. Addo. 1999. Historical development of education of the deaf in Ghana. In : H. William Brelje ed. Global perspectives on the education of the deaf in selected countries. Hillsboro, Ore. : Butte Publications. 141-155.
Seth, Ocloo. 1996. Sign language and the Deaf in Ghana. In : Akach, Philemon and Trier, Marianne eds. Seminars on Deaf Education (2-7 September 1996) and Sign Language (9-12 September 1996): Ghana - (mission) UNESCO document. 1997.
Okyere, Alexander Daniel and Mary Joycelyn Addo. 1994. Deaf culture in Ghana. In: Erting, Carol J., Robert C. Johnson, Dorothy L. Smith, and Bruce D. Snider eds. The Deaf Way: Perspectives from the international conference on Deaf culture. Washington, D.C.: Gallaudet University Press. 97-101.
Frishberg, Nancy. 1987. Sign languages : Ghanian. In : Van Cleve, John V. (editor in chief), Gallaudet College eds. Gallaudet encyclopedia of deaf people and deafness. New York: McGraw-Hill. vol.3. 78-79.
Fishberg, Nancy. 1987. Ghanaian sign language. In: Van Cleve, John V. ed. Gallaudet encyclopedia of deaf people and deafness. New York: McGraw Hill. 778-779.
J.B. David, B.B. Edoo, J.F.O. Mustaffah and R. Hinchcliffe eds. 1971. Adamarobe: a 'deaf' village. In: Sound v.5:70-72.
Researchers
History of sign language research
Events
Links
Notes
Africa (general) | Africa (general) |
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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 |