Lebanon

From AASL

Basic information of the country/area

Name of the country/area	Lebanon
Formal name of the country/area	Republic of Lebanon
Country/area information	The World Factbook (CIA)
	Wikipedia (English)

Contents 1 Indigenous signs for "Lebanon" 2 Spoken languages 3 Sign languages 4 Population of Deaf/deaf people 5 Legal status of sign languages 6 Organizations and associations of the Deaf/deaf 7 Institutes, associations and universities for sign language studies 8 Education for the deaf 9 Deaf communities and cultures 10 Religious activities by the Deaf 11 Famous Deaf persons and hearing persons concerned with sign languages 12 Sign language dictionaries 13 Bibliography 14 Researchers 15 History of sign language research 16 Events 17 Links 18 Notes

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 [Unpublished document.]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

Countries and areas of Middle East

Middle East (general)	Middle East (general)
Anatolia	Turkey
Arabian Peninsula	Bahrain | Kuwait | Oman | Qatar | Saudi Arabia | UAE | Yemen
Iranian Plateau	Iran
Levant	Israel | Jordan | Lebanon | Syria
Areas and others	Palestine