Nepal
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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: | 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: | ||
: 19 Deaf schools (11 are run by Deaf Associations, and 8 by NGOs or Government). | : 19 Deaf schools (11 are run by Deaf Associations, and 8 by NGOs or Government). | ||
- | : | + | : other: All Deaf schools use sign language at all class levels, but the students’ skill in the written language is roughly at the grade 5 level. |
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6.Deaf people’s access to a University education and sign language interpreting services at University: | 6.Deaf people’s access to a University education and sign language interpreting services at University: |
Revision as of 21:20, 22 October 2011
Name of the country/area | Nepal |
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Formal name of the country/area | Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal |
Country/area information | The World Factbook (CIA) |
Wikipedia (English) |
Indigenous signs for "Nepal"
Illustrations in the literature
"Nepal" (In: Japanese Federation of the Deaf ed. Supervisor: Hedberg, Tomas. 2003. Country name-signs. Helsinki, Finland: World Federation of the Deaf. 17.)
Spoken languages
Nepali
Sign languages
Related sign languages:
Population of Deaf/deaf people
- The population of the signers of Nepalese Sign Language: 5,743 (2001 census :Ethnologue, 16th Edition)
- Nepal National Federation of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing’s official or approximate number of Deaf people: 192,000 ; Sign language users: 5,743. (WFD. 2008. Global Survey Report. : See Bibliography below.)
Legal status of sign languages
Organizations and associations of the Deaf/deaf
Nepal National Federation of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (NFDH) (WFD member; established in 1995. (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:
- Special Education Policy 1997
3.The government provides those educational settings for Deaf children and Deaf students:
- Primary (From 5/6 years old to 12/13 years old)
- Secondary (From 12/13 years old to 17/18 years old)
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:
- 19 Deaf schools (11 are run by Deaf Associations, and 8 by NGOs or Government).
- other: All Deaf schools use sign language at all class levels, but the students’ skill in the written language is roughly at the grade 5 level.
6.Deaf people’s access to a University education and sign language interpreting services at University:
- Government does not provide interpreters for students in University. The education level upon finishing high school is not sufficient to easily enter University. Only rarely have Deaf people entered university and only at the BA level.
Sherpa, Ang Kaji. 1999/4. "Parents of Deaf Children." WFD News 12(1): 1999. 4-5
Deaf communities and cultures
Religious activities by the Deaf
Famous Deaf persons and hearing persons concerned with sign languages
Sign language dictionaries
Nepal Association of the Deaf & Hard of Hearing ed. 1997. Nepali Sign Language Dictionary (Book three)
Nepal Association of the Deaf & Hard of Hearing ed. 1996. Nepali Sign Language Dictionary (Book one)
1995. Nepali sign language dictionary. Kathmandu: Nepal National Federation of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing.
Devkota, Nirmal Kumar, Patricia Ross and Dhruba Man Maskey. 1989. Nepali Sign Language Dictionary. Kathmandu: The Welfare Society for the Hearing Impaired, School for the Deaf
Bibliography
World Federation of the Deaf and Swedish National Association of the Deaf. 2008. Global Survey Report. WFD Regional Secretariat for Asia and the Pacific (WFD RSA/P). Global Education Pre-Planning Project on the Human Rights of Deaf People. World Federation of the Deaf. Finland.
Nakayama, Sinichiro. 2004. Make a Comparison of Word Order between Sign Language and Language for writing : From study about sign language used in Asia and Africa. In: Sign Language Communication Studies (Japan Institute for Sign Language Studies, Japanese Federation of the Deaf) 52(2004.06):22-26. [Including information of [ Ghana, Zambia, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines and Thailand ]
Dyssegaard, Birgit. 2000. Emerging educational programs for deaf students in Mongolia and Nepal: A special report. In: Patricia E. Spencer, Carol J. Erting and Marc Marschark eds. The Deaf Child in the Family and at School: Essays in Honor of Kathryn P. Meadow-Orlans. 239-254
Maskey, Lion Sita Ram and Jaljala Shishu Sadan. 1999. The lives of the deaf in Nepal. In: H. William Brelje ed. Global Perspectives on the Education of the Deaf. Hillsboro, Oregon: Butte. 243-247
Kobayashi, Masayuki. 1999. Deaf in Asia(5) :Nepal. In: Sign Language Communication Studies. (Japan Institute for Sign Language Studies, Japanese Federation of the Deaf) 34(1999.12) :66-71.
Beecken, Anne. 1997. Unterstützung Gehörloser und Schwerhöriger in Nepal - ein dänisch-nepalesisches Projekt. In: Das Zeichen 11/40:196-199
Taylor, Irene. 1997. Buddhas in Disguise. Deaf People of Nepal. San Diego, California: Dawn Sign Press
Nepal Association of the Deaf & Hard of Hearing ed. 1996. Final Report of the 3 day seminar on “Nepali Sign Language in the Deaf Communication”
Ozolins, Brigitta. 1996. Deaf women in Nepal. In: XII World Congress of the World Federation of the Deaf. Vienna, Austria, 6-15 July, 1995. Proceedings. Toward Human Rights. 738-740
Joshi, Ragav Bir. 1994. Nepal: A Paradise of the Deaf? In: Carol J. Erting, Robert C. Johnson, Dorothy L. Smith and Bruce D. Snider eds. The Deaf Way: Perspectives from the International Conference on Deaf Culture. Washington, DC: Gallaudet University Press. 69-74.
Woodward, James. 1993. The relationship of sign language varieties in India, Pakistan, and Nepal. In: Sign language studies. no.78:15-22.
Joshi, Ragav Bir. 1991. Nepal: a paradise of the deaf? In: Sign Language Studies 20/71:161-168
Researchers
History of sign language research
Events
Links
Deaf cultures and Sign Languages of the world: Nepal
Deaf Program : Social Development and Voluntary Service Nepal
Shakya seeks assistance for disabled children
Notes
Asia (general) | Asia (general) |
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East Asia | China | Japan | Mongolia | North Korea | South Korea |
Southeast Asia | Brunei | Cambodia | East Timor | Indonesia | Laos | Malaysia | Myanmar | Philippines | Singapore | Thailand | Vietnam |
South Asia | Bangladesh | Bhutan | India | Maldives | Nepal | Pakistan | Sri Lanka |
West Asia | Afghanistan |
Areas and others | Hong Kong | Macau | Taiwan |