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Basic information of the country/area
Name of the country/area	Zimbabwe
Formal name of the country/area	Republic of Zimbabwe
Country/area information	The World Factbook (CIA)
Country/area information	Wikipedia (English)

1 Indigenous signs for "Zimbabwe"
2 Spoken languages
3 Sign languages
4 Population of Deaf/deaf people
5 Legal status of sign languages
6 Organizations and associations of the Deaf/deaf
7 Institutes, associations and universities for sign language studies
8 Education for the deaf
9 Deaf communities and cultures
10 Religious activities by the Deaf
11 Famous Deaf persons and hearing persons concerned with sign languages
12 Sign language dictionaries
13 Bibliography
14 Researchers
15 History of sign language research
16 Events
17 Links
18 Notes

Indigenous signs for "Zimbabwe"

Illustrations in the literature

"Zimbabwe" (In: Japanese Federation of the Deaf ed. Supervisor: Hedberg, Tomas. 2003. Country name-signs. Helsinki, Finland: World Federation of the Deaf. 97.)

Spoken languages

English

Sign languages

Zimbabwe Sign Language

Population of Deaf/deaf people

Legal status of sign languages

Organizations and associations of the Deaf/deaf

Zimbabwe National Association of the Deaf (WFD member, cited from WFD website)

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

Mutasa, Jane. 2000. Challenges that educators meet when teaching children with hearing impairment at resource units in Harae, Zimbabwe. In : Disability. & Society 15: 923-941.

Gwitimah, Albert Rickie. 1999. Training teachers of the deaf in Zimbabwe. In : Van Cleve, John V. (editor in chief), Gallaudet College eds. Global perspectives on the education of the deaf in selected countries. Hillsboro, Ore. : Butte Publications. 399-405.

Chimedza, Robert. 1998. The cultural politics of integrating Deaf students in regular schools in Zimbabwe. In : Disability & society. vol.13.No.4.493-502.

Barcham, Lesley. 1997. The education of deaf children in Zimbabwe: the changing role of non-governmental organizations, international organizations and government. Unpublished. Ph.D. thesis. Open Univ.: Milton Keynes, U.K. ix + 330 pp.

Chiswanda M.V. 1997. Hearing Mothers and their Deaf Children in Zimbabwe: mediated learning experiences. Unpublished. Ph.D. thesis, University of Oslo.

Petersen N.K. 1997. Ordinary Families? Special Children? Intervention Services ? What are the needs of hearing parents of deaf children in Harare, Zimbabwe? Unpublished. Master of Philosophy thesis, University of Oslo.

Chimedza, Robert. 1995. A survey of sign language differences among deaf adults in Zimbabwe. In: Zimbabwe journal of educational research. v.7 no.3. 314-322.

Chimedza, Robert. 1994. Bilingualism in the education of the hearing impaired in Zimbabwe; Is this the answer? In : Zimbabwe bulletin of teacher education. 4(1).1-11.

Gwitima(H) A.R. 1991. The training of teachers of the deaf in Zimbabwe. In: Partnership between Deaf People and Professionals. Proceedings of a Conference held ... August 1991 ... Rabat, Malta, arranged by Initiatives for Deaf Education in the Third World, in co-operation with the National Commission for the Handicapped, Malta. 1991. Valletta: Ministry of Society Policy, Malta. 90-93.

Charema Jhon. 1990. The integration of hearing impaired primary school pupils in Zimbabwe. Unpublished. Master of Education dissertation, Univ. Manchester.

Chimedza, Robert. 1990. The use of sign language in teaching the deaf. Deaf education in Zimbabwe. In: Finnish Association of the Deaf Ed. East African Sign Language Seminar, Debre Zeit, Ethiopia, August 1990. Helsinki: Finnish Association of the Deaf.

House H. 1990. Deaf children in Zimbabwe. In Talk (Spring) No. 135.

Mhazo, Miriam. 1990. Partnership with parents in early education of hearing impaired children: a proposal for Zimbabwe. Master of Education dissertation, University Birmingham. 106 pp.

Mutasa, Jane. 1990. Zimbabwe. In: Deaf-Blind Education. 6: 15.

Chiwara, Spiwe and G. Powell. 1989. Survey of deaf children in Zimbabwe. Unpublished. paper presented at Workshop on 'The Deaf Child in Zimbabwe.'

Foster L. 1989. Approach to the management of hearing impaired preschool children in Manicaland. Unpublished. paper presented at Workshop on ‘The Deaf Child in Zimbabwe.’

Viljoen D.L. et al. 1988. Childhood deafness in Zimbabwe. In : South African Medical Journal. 73: 286-288.

Gwitima, Albert R. 1985. Deaf education in Zimbabwe. In: Taylor, I.G. ed. The Education of the Deaf. Current Perspectives. 4 Vols. London: Croom Helm.: 1994-1997.

Moss, Margaret. 1985. Some questions to be answered in less developed countries. In: Taylor, I.G. ed. The Education of the Deaf. Current Perspectives. 4 Vols. London: Croom Helm.: 2037-2040. (Zimbabwe, deaf children).

Researchers

History of sign language research

Events

Links

Notes

Countries and areas of Africa
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

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 ==Bibliography==
+Mutasa, Jane. 2000. Challenges that educators meet when teaching children with hearing impairment at resource units in Harae, Zimbabwe. In : ''Disability. & Society'' 15: 923-941.
 Gwitimah, Albert Rickie. 1999. Training teachers of the deaf in Zimbabwe. In : Van Cleve, John V. (editor in chief), Gallaudet College eds. ''Global perspectives on the education of the deaf in selected countries.'' Hillsboro, Ore. : Butte Publications. 399-405.
 Chimedza, Robert. 1998. The cultural politics of integrating Deaf students in regular schools in Zimbabwe. In : ''Disability & society.'' vol.13.No.4.493-502.
+Barcham, Lesley. 1997. The education of deaf children in Zimbabwe: the changing role of non-governmental organizations, international organizations and government. Unpublished. Ph.D. thesis. Open Univ.: Milton Keynes, U.K. ix + 330 pp.
+Chiswanda M.V. 1997. Hearing Mothers and their Deaf Children in Zimbabwe: mediated learning experiences. Unpublished.  Ph.D. thesis, University of Oslo.
+Petersen N.K. 1997. Ordinary Families? Special Children? Intervention Services ? What are the needs of hearing parents of deaf children in Harare, Zimbabwe? Unpublished. Master of Philosophy thesis, University of Oslo.
 Chimedza, Robert. 1995. A survey of sign language differences among deaf adults in Zimbabwe. In: ''Zimbabwe journal of educational research''. v.7 no.3. 314-322.
 Chimedza, Robert. 1994. Bilingualism in the education of the hearing impaired in Zimbabwe; Is this the answer? In :  ''Zimbabwe bulletin of teacher education''. 4(1).1-11.
+Gwitima(H) A.R. 1991. The training of teachers of the deaf in Zimbabwe. In: ''Partnership between Deaf People and Professionals.'' Proceedings of a Conference held ... August 1991 ... Rabat, Malta, arranged by Initiatives for Deaf Education in the Third World, in co-operation with the National Commission for the Handicapped, Malta. 1991.  Valletta: Ministry of Society Policy, Malta. 90-93.
+Charema Jhon. 1990. The integration of hearing impaired primary school pupils in Zimbabwe. Unpublished. Master of Education dissertation, Univ. Manchester.
+Chimedza, Robert. 1990. The use of sign language in teaching the deaf. Deaf education in Zimbabwe. In: Finnish Association of the Deaf Ed. ''East African Sign Language Seminar, Debre Zeit, Ethiopia, August 1990.'' Helsinki: Finnish Association of the Deaf.
+House H. 1990. Deaf children in Zimbabwe.  In ''Talk (Spring) '' No. 135.
+Mhazo, Miriam. 1990. Partnership with parents in early education of hearing impaired children: a proposal for Zimbabwe. Master of Education dissertation, University Birmingham. 106 pp.
+Mutasa, Jane. 1990. Zimbabwe. In: ''Deaf-Blind Education.'' 6: 15.
+Chiwara, Spiwe and G. Powell. 1989. Survey of deaf children in Zimbabwe. Unpublished. paper presented at Workshop on 'The Deaf Child in Zimbabwe.'
+Foster L. 1989. Approach to the management of hearing impaired preschool children in Manicaland. Unpublished.  paper presented at Workshop on ‘The Deaf Child in Zimbabwe.’
+Viljoen D.L. et al. 1988. Childhood deafness in Zimbabwe. In : ''South African Medical Journal.''  73: 286-288.
+Gwitima, Albert R. 1985. Deaf education in Zimbabwe. In: Taylor, I.G. ed. ''The Education of the Deaf. Current Perspectives. 4 Vols.''  London: Croom Helm.: 1994-1997.
+Moss, Margaret. 1985. Some questions to be answered in less developed countries. In: Taylor, I.G.  ed. ''The Education of the Deaf. Current Perspectives. 4 Vols.'' London: Croom Helm.: 2037-2040. (Zimbabwe, deaf children).