Lebanon

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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

The Father Andeweg Institute for the Deaf (FAID)

Lebanese School for the Blind and 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:

Law 220/2000.

3.The government provides those educational settings for Deaf children and Deaf students:

Early intervention (Up to 5 years old)

Kindergarten (Between 3/4 years old to 5/6 years old)

Primary (From 5/6 years old to 11/12 years old)

Intermediate (From 11/12 years old to 13/14 years old)

Secondary (From 15/16 years old to 17/18 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:

Kindergarten (Between 3/4 years old to 5/6 years old)

Primary (From 5/6 years old to 11/12 years old)

Intermediate (From 11/12 years old to 13/14 years old)

Secondary (From 15/16 years old to 17/18 years old)

Vocational Education/Training

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:

15 Deaf Schools

Bilingual Education

Oral Method

Oral and Sign Language (Total Communication)

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

Five Universities provide access to Deaf students

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 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