Saudi Arabia
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Revision as of 19:28, 20 July 2011
| Name of the country/area | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|
| Formal name of the country/area | Kingdom of Saudi Arabia |
| Country/area information | The World Factbook (CIA) |
| Wikipedia (English) |
Indigenous signs for "Saudi Arabia"
Illustrations in the literature
"Saudi Arabia" (In: Japanese Federation of the Deaf ed. Supervisor: Hedberg, Tomas. 2003. Country name-signs. Helsinki, Finland: World Federation of the Deaf. 85.)
Spoken languages
Arabic
Sign languages
Population of Deaf/deaf people
Saudi Association for Hearing Impaired's official or approximate number of Deaf people: 100,000. (WFD. 2008. Global Survey Report. : See Bibliography below.)
Legal status of sign languages
Organizations and associations of the Deaf/deaf
Saudi Arabia Association for the Deaf
Saudi Association for Hearing Impaired; established in 2000. (WFD. 2008. Global Survey Report. : See Bibliography below.)
Institutes, associations and universities for sign language studies
Education for the deaf
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 Arab Region (WFD RSAR). Global Education Pre-Planning Project on the Human Rights of Deaf People. World Federation of the Deaf. Finland.
Brelje, H. William. ed. 1999. Global Perspectives on the Education of the Deaf in Selected Countries. Hillsboro, Oregon: Butte. (Includes Egypt, Israel, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia.)
Abdulla al-Muslat, Zaid. 1999. The extent and kind of educational services for the deaf in Saudi Arabia. In : H. William Brelje ed. Global perspectives on the education of the deaf in selected countries. Hillsboro, Ore. : Butte Publications. 323-342.
Sakuma, Kikuko. 1998. Situation about special education in Saudi Arabia. In: Sign Language Communication Studies (Japan Institute for Sign Language Studies, Japanese Federation of the Deaf) 28(1998.06) :68-72.
Al-Muslat, Zaid Abdullah. 1994. The history of deaf education in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. In: Erting, Carol J., Robert C. Johnson, Dorothy L. Smith, and Bruce D. Snider eds. The Deaf Way: Perspectives from the international conference on Deaf culture. Washington, D.C.: Gallaudet University Press. 275-292.
Al-Muslat Z. and M. Salem. 1982. Education of the deaf and hard of hearing in the kingdon of Saudi Arabia. Riyadh. ( in Arabic)
Researchers
History of sign language research
Events
Links
Deaf cultures and Sign Languages of the world: Saudi Arabia
Hearing loss and other ear problems among schoolboys in Abha, Saudi Arabia.
Notes
| Middle East (general) | Middle East (general) |
|---|---|
| Anatolia | Turkey |
| Arabian Peninsula | Bahrain | Kuwait | Oman | Qatar | Saudi Arabia | UAE | Yemen |
| Iranian Plateau | Iran |
| Levant | Israel | Jordan | Lebanon | Syria |
| Areas and others | Palestine |
