Lebanon
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==Population of Deaf/deaf people== | ==Population of Deaf/deaf people== | ||
- | The Learning Centre for the Deaf(Lebanon)'s official or approximate number of Deaf people: approx 12,000. (WFD. 2008. ''Global Survey Report.'' : See [[#Bibliography|Bibliography]] below.) | + | [[#Organizations and associations of the Deaf/deaf| The Learning Centre for the Deaf(Lebanon)]]'s official or approximate number of Deaf people: approx 12,000. (WFD. 2008. ''Global Survey Report.'' : See [[#Bibliography|Bibliography]] below.) |
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==Organizations and associations of the Deaf/deaf== | ==Organizations and associations of the Deaf/deaf== | ||
Assocíation de L'Oeuvre des Sourds-Muets au Liban ([http://www.wfdeaf.org/ WFD] member) | Assocíation de L'Oeuvre des Sourds-Muets au Liban ([http://www.wfdeaf.org/ WFD] member) | ||
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+ | [http://www.lcd-lebanon.org The Learning Centre for the Deaf]; established in 2002. (WFD. 2008. ''Global Survey Report.'' : See [[#Bibliography|Bibliography]] below.) | ||
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
- | World Federation of the Deaf and Swedish National Association of the Deaf. 2008. ''Global Survey Report. WFD Regional Secretariat for Arab Region (WFD RSAR). Global Education Pre-Planning Project on the Human Rights of Deaf People.'' World Federation of the Deaf. Finland. | + | World Federation of the Deaf and Swedish National Association of the Deaf. 2008. ''[http://www.wfdeaf.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/7.-RSAR-Regional-Survey-Report-No-7-English-Version.pdf Global Survey Report. WFD Regional Secretariat for Arab Region (WFD RSAR). Global Education Pre-Planning Project on the Human Rights of Deaf People.]'' World Federation of the Deaf. Finland. |
Roumanos, Antoine. 1999. Special education for the deaf in Lebanon. In : H. William Brelje ed. ''Global perspectives on the education of the deaf in selected countries.'' Hillsboro, Ore. : Butte Publications. 219-241. | Roumanos, Antoine. 1999. Special education for the deaf in Lebanon. In : H. William Brelje ed. ''Global perspectives on the education of the deaf in selected countries.'' Hillsboro, Ore. : Butte Publications. 219-241. |
Revision as of 16:42, 4 July 2011
Name of the country/area | Lebanon |
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Formal name of the country/area | Republic of Lebanon |
Country/area information | The World Factbook (CIA) |
Wikipedia (English) |
Indigenous signs for "Lebanon"
Illustrations in the literature
"Lebanon" (In: Japanese Federation of the Deaf ed. Supervisor: Hedberg, Tomas. 2003. Country name-signs. Helsinki, Finland: World Federation of the Deaf. 89.)
Spoken languages
Arabic
Sign languages
Population of Deaf/deaf people
The Learning Centre for the Deaf(Lebanon)'s official or approximate number of Deaf people: approx 12,000. (WFD. 2008. Global Survey Report. : See Bibliography below.)
Legal status of sign languages
Organizations and associations of the Deaf/deaf
Assocíation de L'Oeuvre des Sourds-Muets au Liban (WFD member)
The Learning Centre for the Deaf; 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 Arab Region (WFD RSAR). Global Education Pre-Planning Project on the Human Rights of Deaf People. World Federation of the Deaf. Finland.
Roumanos, Antoine. 1999. Special education for the deaf in Lebanon. In : H. William Brelje ed. Global perspectives on the education of the deaf in selected countries. Hillsboro, Ore. : Butte Publications. 219-241.
Rowe, Helen. 1983-84. Where the classroom echoes to the sound of gunfire. In : Talk. 110: 14-15.
Roumanos, Antoine and James Woodward. [n.d.] A study of Lebanese sign language. [Unpublished document.]
Researchers
History of sign language research
Events
Links
Deaf cultures and Sign Languages of the world: Lebanon
Notes
Middle East (general) | Middle East (general) |
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Anatolia | Turkey |
Arabian Peninsula | Bahrain | Kuwait | Oman | Qatar | Saudi Arabia | UAE | Yemen |
Iranian Plateau | Iran |
Levant | Israel | Jordan | Lebanon | Syria |
Areas and others | Palestine |