Madagascar
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==Education for the deaf== | ==Education for the deaf== | ||
| + | *'''Access to Education''' from WFD. 2008. ''Global Survey Report.'' (See [[#Bibliography|Bibliography]] below). | ||
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| + | 1.The government recognizes that Deaf children and Deaf students have the right to receive an education. | ||
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| + | 2.Legislation or policies on Deaf Education: | ||
| + | : None | ||
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| + | 3.The government provides those educational settings for Deaf children and Deaf students: | ||
| + | : Vocational Education/Training | ||
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| + | 4.The government provides bilingual education using the country’s sign language(s) for Deaf children and Deaf students in those educational settings: | ||
| + | : None | ||
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| + | 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: | ||
| + | : Nine Deaf Schools - seven schools belonging to the Lutheran Church and two private schools | ||
| + | : Oral and Sign Language (Total Communication) | ||
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| + | 6.Deaf people’s access to a University education and sign language interpreting services at University: | ||
| + | : Deaf people have access to a University education. | ||
| + | : Sign language interpreting services are not available. | ||
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==Deaf communities and cultures== | ==Deaf communities and cultures== | ||
Revision as of 14:55, 25 October 2011
| Name of the country/area | Madagascar |
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| Formal name of the country/area | Republic of Madagascar |
| Country/area information | The World Factbook (CIA) |
| Wikipedia (English) |
Indigenous signs for "Madagascar"
Spoken languages
Malagasy
French
English
Sign languages
Malagasy Sign Language (Madagascar Sign Language)
Related sign languages:
Population of Deaf/deaf people
- The population of the signers of Malagasy Sign Language: 180,000 (2006 SIL). (Ethnologue, 16th Edition)
- The National Government’s official number of Deaf people : 219. (WFD. 2008. Global Survey Report. : See Bibliography below.)
Legal status of sign languages
Organizations and associations of the Deaf/deaf
Federation of the Deaf in Madagascar (FMM) (WFD member; established in 1985. (WFD. 2008. Global Survey Report. : See Bibliography below.))
Institutes, associations and universities for sign language studies
Education for the 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:
- None
3.The government provides those educational settings for Deaf children and Deaf students:
- 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:
- None
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:
- Nine Deaf Schools - seven schools belonging to the Lutheran Church and two private schools
- Oral and Sign Language (Total Communication)
6.Deaf people’s access to a University education and sign language interpreting services at University:
- Deaf people have access to a University education.
- Sign language interpreting services are not available.
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.
Sibree, J. 1884. Notes on relics of the sign and gesture language among the Malagasy. In : Journal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland. 13: 174-183.
Researchers
History of sign language research
Events
Links
Deaf cultures and Sign Languages of the world: Madagascar
Federasionan'ny Marenina eto Madagasikara (FMM)Rapport fra FMM desember 2007
Notes
| Africa (general) | Africa (general) |
|---|---|
| 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 |
