Laos
From AASL
Name of the country/area | Laos |
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Formal name of the country/area | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
Country/area information | The World Factbook (CIA) |
Wikipedia (English) |
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
Population of Deaf/deaf people
Deaf-Mute Unit of The Lao Disabled People’s Association, Laos's official or approximate number of Deaf people: 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
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
Asia (general) | Asia (general) |
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East Asia | China | Japan | Mongolia | North Korea | South Korea |
Southeast Asia | Brunei | Cambodia | East Timor | Indonesia | Laos | Malaysia | Myanmar | Philippines | Singapore | Thailand | Vietnam |
South Asia | Bangladesh | Bhutan | India | Maldives | Nepal | Pakistan | Sri Lanka |
West Asia | Afghanistan |
Areas and others | Hong Kong | Macau | Taiwan |