Rwanda

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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:

French Sign Language

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