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7.6.3 Does your country’s government offer governmental documents in your country’s sign language(s)? Costa Rica Country Does your country’s government offer governmental documents in your country’s sign language(s)? Cuba No Dominican Republic No El Salvador No Guatemala No Guyana No Haiti No Honduras No Mexico No Nicaragua No Panama No Suriname No Total 0 Yes (0%) The Project was under the auspices of the Swedish National Association of the Deaf (SDR) and the World Federation of the Deaf (WFD), Page No 60 and funded by the Swedish Agency for International Development Cooperation (Sida) and Swedish Organisations’ of Disabled Persons International Aid Association (Shia). No Based on 12 respondents
7.7.0 Status of the National Sign Language(s) 7.7.1 Does your country’s government formally recognise your country’s sign language(s)? 7.7.1.1 What legislation/regulation formally recognises your country’s sign language(s)? 7.7.1.2 When did your country’s government formally recognise your country’s sign language(s)? 7.7.1.3 Does your Deaf Association/Deaf Group lobby your government for the recognition of your country’s sign language(s)? 7.7.1.4 If no, please explain the reason your Association/Group does not lobby your current government for the recognition of your country’s sign language(s). Country Does your country’s government formally recognise your country’s sign language(s)? Costa Rica Yes Cuba Yes Dominican Republic Yes El Salvador Yes What legislation/ regulation formally recognises your country’s sign language(s)? Policy and Guideline Policy In fact, steps are being taken to legalise the informal recognition by government institutions that exists today. Accepting this legalisation is in process. National Council on Disability - CONADIS law 42-2000 General Law on Disability, Official Gazette 10049 Guideline No official legislation supporting the use of LESSA, but anyone is free to use LESSA or ASL When did your country’s government formally recognise your country’s sign language(s)? Does your Deaf Association/De af Group lobby your government for the recognition of your country’s sign language(s)? January 2001 Yes The educational aspect has been recognised by the Ministry of Education since 1994 If no, please explain the reason your Association/Group does not lobby your current government for the recognition of your country’s sign language(s). The Project was under the auspices of the Swedish National Association of the Deaf (SDR) and the World Federation of the Deaf (WFD), Page No 61 and funded by the Swedish Agency for International Development Cooperation (Sida) and Swedish Organisations’ of Disabled Persons International Aid Association (Shia). Yes 30 June 2000 No Informal in 1997, when the School for the Deaf “Licenciada Griselda Zeledon” started in San Salvador Guatemala No No Guyana No No Haiti No Yes Yes Our Association is trying to become more organised and we are creating priorities and responsibilities with leaders. Because we need more information, time and resources. The Government does not reject the use of sign language. Its officers recognise it as the communication tool of Deaf persons, although this recognition is not supported by legislation.
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Table of Contents 1.0 Appreciation
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7.4.12.2 If Deaf people are not all
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1.0 Appreciation The World Federati
Page 9 and 10: Project Co-ordinator SDR and WFD ap
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Page 13 and 14: Country Low Income Low Middle Incom
Page 15 and 16: The final question in this section
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Page 19 and 20: policy on Deaf Education. All six c
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Page 23 and 24: Another question sought information
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Page 29 and 30: 6.3 Dominican Republic 6.4 El Salva
Page 31 and 32: 6.9 Mexico Population: 108,700,891
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Page 39 and 40: Nicaragua 1986 Yes Yes Panama 1979
Page 41 and 42: Nicaragua Panama Suriname 1. Knowle
Page 43 and 44: 7.2.9 How many members of the board
Page 45 and 46: Nicaragua Panama Deaf Women’s Gro
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Page 55 and 56: Haiti No Honduras Yes USD20,000 (13
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