Lesotho
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==Organizations and associations of the Deaf/deaf== | ==Organizations and associations of the Deaf/deaf== | ||
National Association of the Deaf Lesotho ([http://www.wfdeaf.org/ WFD] member; established in 1992. (WFD. 2008. ''Global Survey Report.'' : See [[#Bibliography|Bibliography]] below.)) | National Association of the Deaf Lesotho ([http://www.wfdeaf.org/ WFD] member; established in 1992. (WFD. 2008. ''Global Survey Report.'' : See [[#Bibliography|Bibliography]] below.)) | ||
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+ | [http://www.gov.ls/articles/2007/NADL_Mafeteng_Community.php NADL(The National Association of the Deaf in Lesotho) SENSITIZES MAFETENG COMMUNITY] | ||
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+ | [http://www.gov.ls/articles/2006/NADL_Protect_Deaf.htm NADL EMBARKS ON PROJECT TO PROTECT THE DEAF] | ||
==Institutes, associations and universities for sign language studies== | ==Institutes, associations and universities for sign language studies== | ||
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+ | [http://www.education.gov.ls/index.php?id=72&option=com_content&task=view Promoting sign language in all sectors of education.] | ||
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==Deaf communities and cultures== | ==Deaf communities and cultures== | ||
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[http://www.theinterpretersfriend.org/indj/dcoew/lesotho.html Deaf cultures and Sign Languages of the world: Lesotho] | [http://www.theinterpretersfriend.org/indj/dcoew/lesotho.html Deaf cultures and Sign Languages of the world: Lesotho] | ||
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Revision as of 14:32, 30 July 2011
Name of the country/area | Lesotho |
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Formal name of the country/area | Kingdom of Lesotho |
Country/area information | The World Factbook (CIA) |
Wikipedia (English) |
Indigenous signs for "Lesotho"
Spoken languages
English
Sign languages
Population of Deaf/deaf people
National Association of the Deaf – Lesotho's official or approximate number of Deaf people: 1,998. (WFD. 2008. Global Survey Report. : See Bibliography below.)
Legal status of sign languages
Organizations and associations of the Deaf/deaf
National Association of the Deaf Lesotho (WFD member; established in 1992. (WFD. 2008. Global Survey Report. : See Bibliography below.))
NADL(The National Association of the Deaf in Lesotho) SENSITIZES MAFETENG COMMUNITY
NADL EMBARKS ON PROJECT TO PROTECT THE DEAF
Institutes, associations and universities for sign language studies
Education for the Deaf
Promoting sign language in all sectors of education.
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 Southern and Eastern Africa (WFD RSESA). Global Education Pre-Planning Project on the Human Rights of Deaf People. World Federation of the Deaf. Finland.
Researchers
History of sign language research
Events
Links
Deaf cultures and Sign Languages of the world: Lesotho
The third place that we visited in Lesotho was the Kananelo Center for the Deaf
Notes
Africa (general) | Africa (general) |
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North Africa | Algeria | Egypt | Libya | Morocco | Tunisia |
West Africa | Benin | Burkina Faso | Cote d'Ivoire | Gambia | Ghana | Guinea | Guinea-Bissau | Liberia | Mali | Mauritania | Niger | Nigeria | Senegal | Sierra Leone | Togo |
Island states in the Atlantic Ocean | Cape Verde | Sao Tome and Principe |
Central Africa | Burundi | Cameroon | Central African Republic | Chad | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Equatorial Guinea | Gabon | Republic of the Congo | Rwanda |
East Africa | Djibouti | Eritrea | Ethiopia | Kenya | Somalia | South Sudan | Sudan | Tanzania | Uganda |
Southern Africa | Angola | Botswana | Lesotho | Malawi | Mozambique | Namibia | South Africa | Swaziland | Zambia | Zimbabwe |
Island states in the Indian Ocean | Comoros | Madagascar | Mauritius | Seychelles |
Areas and others | Western Sahara |