Rwanda
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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: | ||
+ | : Primary (From 5/6 years old to 12/13 years old) | ||
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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: | ||
+ | : In our country there are two public primary schools for the deaf and six other private primary schools.For secondary education students are integrated in normal schools with other students. | ||
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+ | 6.Deaf people’s access to a University education and sign language interpreting services at University: | ||
+ | : All Universities provide access for Deaf people. | ||
+ | : No sign language interpreting service. | ||
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==Deaf communities and cultures== | ==Deaf communities and cultures== |
Revision as of 21:18, 25 October 2011
Name of the country/area | Rwanda |
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Formal name of the country/area | Republic of Rwanda |
Country/area information | The World Factbook (CIA) |
Wikipedia (English) |
Indigenous signs for "Rwanda"
Illustrations in the literature
"Rwanda" (In: Japanese Federation of the Deaf ed. Supervisor: Hedberg, Tomas. 2003. Country name-signs. Helsinki, Finland: World Federation of the Deaf. 103.)
Spoken languages
Kinyarwanda
French
English
Sign languages
Related sign languages:
Population of Deaf/deaf people
Legal status of sign languages
Organizations and associations of the Deaf/deaf
- Rwanda National Union of the Deaf (WFD member; established in 1988. (WFD. 2008. Global Survey Report. : See Bibliography below.))
- Association de Sourds du Rwanda (WFD member, data in 2002, cited from "Signs of country names" (Japanese edition, Japan Institute for Sign Language Studies ed. 2002. Tokyo: Japanese Federation of the Deaf))
- Rwanda National Association of the Deaf (RNAD) (cited from World Deaf Information Resource Project, Gallaudet University )
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:
- Primary (From 5/6 years old to 12/13 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:
- In our country there are two public primary schools for the deaf and six other private primary schools.For secondary education students are integrated in normal schools with other students.
6.Deaf people’s access to a University education and sign language interpreting services at University:
- All Universities provide access for Deaf people.
- 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 Southern and Eastern Africa (WFD RSESA). Global Education Pre-Planning Project on the Human Rights of Deaf People. World Federation of the Deaf. Finland.
Report on the training to Rwanda National Association of the Deaf (RNAD) 17th to 20th October 2006. 2007. In : WASLI (World Association of Sign Language Interpreters) Newsletter Issue I. 2.
Mutabazi, Pascal. 1998. After the genocide: Rebuilding the deaf community. In: Disability awareness in action (November):3.
Researchers
History of sign language research
Events
Links
Notes
Africa (general) | Africa (general) |
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Central Africa | Burundi | Cameroon | Central African Republic | Chad | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Equatorial Guinea | Gabon | Republic of the Congo | Rwanda |
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Areas and others | Western Sahara |