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7.7.0 Status <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> National Sign Language(s)<br />
7.7.1 Does your country’s government formally recognise your country’s sign language(s)?<br />
7.7.1.1 What legislation/regulation formally recognises your country’s sign language(s)?<br />
7.7.1.2 When did your country’s government formally recognise your country’s sign language(s)?<br />
7.7.1.3 Does your <strong>Deaf</strong> Association/<strong>Deaf</strong> Group lobby your government for <strong>the</strong> recognition <strong>of</strong> your country’s sign<br />
language(s)?<br />
7.7.1.4 If no, please explain <strong>the</strong> reason your Association/Group does not lobby your current government for <strong>the</strong><br />
recognition <strong>of</strong> your country’s sign language(s).<br />
Country<br />
Does your<br />
country’s<br />
government<br />
formally<br />
recognise<br />
your<br />
country’s sign<br />
language(s)?<br />
Costa Rica Yes<br />
Cuba Yes<br />
Dominican Republic Yes<br />
El Salvador<br />
Yes<br />
What<br />
legislation/<br />
regulation<br />
formally<br />
recognises<br />
your country’s<br />
sign<br />
language(s)?<br />
Policy and<br />
Guideline<br />
Policy<br />
In fact, steps<br />
are being<br />
taken to<br />
legalise <strong>the</strong><br />
informal<br />
recognition by<br />
government<br />
institutions<br />
that exists<br />
today.<br />
Accepting this<br />
legalisation is<br />
in process.<br />
National<br />
Council on<br />
Disability -<br />
CONADIS law<br />
42-2000<br />
General Law on<br />
Disability,<br />
Official<br />
Gazette 10049<br />
Guideline<br />
<strong>No</strong> <strong>of</strong>ficial<br />
legislation<br />
supporting <strong>the</strong><br />
use <strong>of</strong> LESSA,<br />
but anyone is<br />
free to use<br />
LESSA or ASL<br />
When did your<br />
country’s government<br />
formally recognise<br />
your country’s sign<br />
language(s)?<br />
Does your<br />
<strong>Deaf</strong><br />
Association/De<br />
af Group lobby<br />
your<br />
government<br />
for <strong>the</strong><br />
recognition <strong>of</strong><br />
your country’s<br />
sign<br />
language(s)?<br />
January 2001 Yes<br />
The educational aspect<br />
has been recognised by<br />
<strong>the</strong> Ministry <strong>of</strong><br />
Education since 1994<br />
If no, please explain<br />
<strong>the</strong> reason your<br />
Association/Group<br />
does not lobby your<br />
current government<br />
for <strong>the</strong> recognition<br />
<strong>of</strong> your country’s<br />
sign language(s).<br />
The Project was under <strong>the</strong> auspices <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Swedish National Association <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Deaf</strong> (SDR) and <strong>the</strong> <strong>World</strong> <strong>Federation</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Deaf</strong> (WFD), <strong>Page</strong> <strong>No</strong> 61<br />
and funded by <strong>the</strong> Swedish Agency for International Development Cooperation (Sida) and Swedish Organisations’ <strong>of</strong> Disabled Persons<br />
International Aid Association (Shia).<br />
Yes<br />
30 June 2000 <strong>No</strong><br />
Informal in 1997, when<br />
<strong>the</strong> School for <strong>the</strong> <strong>Deaf</strong><br />
“Licenciada Griselda<br />
Zeledon” started in San<br />
Salvador<br />
Guatemala <strong>No</strong> <strong>No</strong><br />
Guyana <strong>No</strong> <strong>No</strong><br />
Haiti <strong>No</strong> Yes<br />
Yes<br />
Our Association is<br />
trying to become<br />
more organised and<br />
we are creating<br />
priorities and<br />
responsibilities with<br />
leaders.<br />
Because we need<br />
more information,<br />
time and resources.<br />
The Government does<br />
not reject <strong>the</strong> use <strong>of</strong><br />
sign language. Its<br />
<strong>of</strong>ficers recognise it<br />
as <strong>the</strong> communication<br />
tool <strong>of</strong> <strong>Deaf</strong> persons,<br />
although this<br />
recognition is not<br />
supported by<br />
legislation.
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