Senegal
From AASL
| Name of the country/area | Senegal |
|---|---|
| Formal name of the country/area | Republic of Senegal |
| Country/area information | The World Factbook (CIA) |
| Wikipedia (English) |
Indigenous signs for "Senegal"
Spoken languages
French
Sign languages
Population of Deaf/deaf people
Legal status of sign languages
Organizations and associations of the Deaf/deaf
Association Nationale des Sourds du Senegal (WFD member; established in 1990. (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:
- 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:
- 4 Deaf Schools
- Auditory Verbal
6.Deaf people’s access to a University education and sign language interpreting services at University:
- Simply because the handicap is not taken into account when considering criteria and access. When an isolated individual succeeds in entering university s/he does so anonymously and without special assistance.
- Sign language interpreting service is not available
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 Western and Central Africa Region (WFD WCAR). Global Education Pre-Planning Project on the Human Rights of Deaf People. World Federation of the Deaf. Finland.
Kamei, Nobutaka. 2004. The Deaf in Africa (5) Deaf views of America In: Sign Language Communication Studies (Japan Institute for Sign Language Studies, Japanese Federation of the Deaf) 51(2004.03):55-62.
Jirou, G. 2000. Analyse descriptive du parler gestuel de Mbour (Se´ne´gal). In : Me´moire de maıˆtrise de Sciences du Langage, Universite´ Paris VIII.
Glinga, W. and H-J. Lüsebrink. 1986. Sourd-muet, je demande la parole. Dossier sur Dono Ly Sangaré (Sénégal). In: W Zimmer, W Glinga, H-J Lüsebrink, et al. eds. Interviews avec des écrivains africains francophones. Bayreuth: Bayreuth University. 15-28.
Cissé S. Y. 1981. L'éducation des enfants sourds-muets au Sénégal: l'externat médico-psychopédagogique intégré. In : Educafrica. (Special issue 1981) 57-61.
Sangaré M. L. 1978. Sourd-muet: je demande la parole. Dakar: Nouvelles Editions africaines.
Researchers
History of sign language research
Events
Links
Notes
| 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 |
