Laos

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Indigenous signs for "Laos"

Illustrations in the literature

"Laos" (In: Japanese Federation of the Deaf ed. Supervisor: Hedberg, Tomas. 2003. Country name-signs. Helsinki, Finland: World Federation of the Deaf. 21.)

Spoken languages

Lao

Sign languages

Laos Sign Language

Population of Deaf/deaf people

Deaf-Mute Unit of The Lao Disabled People’s Association, Laos's official or approximate number of Sign language users:　155. (WFD. 2008. Global Survey Report. : See Bibliography below.)

Legal status of sign languages

Organizations and associations of the Deaf/deaf

Deaf-Mute Unit of The Lao Disabled People’s Association, Laos; established in 2003. (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:

Lao government supports only the curriculum for teaching and the teachers (the teachers are nurses from the Ministry of Health who are taught sign language).

Government also has a project in some areas for Deaf students and hearing students to study together.

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)

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:

There are only two Deaf Schools in Laos, one in Vientiane capital and another in Savannakhet province; both schools receive funding from overseas sponsors (Sota School in Vientiane from Sweden and Savannakhet from Thailand). The Laos government supports only the curriculum for teaching and the teachers (who are nurses from the Ministry of Health, who are taught sign language).

Oral and Sign Language (Total Communication)

6.Deaf people’s access to a University education and sign language interpreting services at University:

The government does not provide funding for university /sign language /teachers for Deaf people, because Laos is a developing country.

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 Asia and the Pacific (WFD RSA/P). Global Education Pre-Planning Project on the Human Rights of Deaf People. World Federation of the Deaf. Finland.

Nakagawa, Aya. 2000. Young deaf teacher AYA, visiting schools for the Deaf : A deaf school in Laos. In: Sign Language Communication Studies (Japan Institute for Sign Language Studies, Japanese Federation of the Deaf) 38(2000.12) :60-63.

Researchers

History of sign language research

Events

Links

Deaf cultures and Sign Languages of the world: Laos

Notes