Page No 1 - World Federation of the Deaf
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7.8.4 Does your country’s government provide bilingual education using your country’s sign language(s) for <strong>Deaf</strong><br />
children and <strong>Deaf</strong> students in your country?<br />
Country<br />
Costa Rica<br />
Does your country’s government provide bilingual education using your country’s sign language(s)<br />
for <strong>Deaf</strong> children and <strong>Deaf</strong> students in your country?<br />
Cuba Yes<br />
Dominican Republic <strong>No</strong><br />
El Salvador Yes<br />
Guatemala <strong>No</strong><br />
Guyana <strong>No</strong><br />
Haiti <strong>No</strong><br />
Honduras Yes<br />
Mexico Yes<br />
Nicaragua Yes<br />
Panama <strong>No</strong><br />
Suriname Yes<br />
Total 7 Yes (58%)<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> 65<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 />
Based on 12 respondents<br />
7.8.4.1 If yes, in which educational setting is bilingual education <strong>of</strong>fered in your country using your sign language(s)?<br />
Country<br />
Early<br />
intervention<br />
(Up to 5 years<br />
old)<br />
Kindergarten<br />
(Between 3/4<br />
years old to 5/6<br />
years old)<br />
Primary<br />
(From 5/6<br />
years old to<br />
12/13 years<br />
old)<br />
Secondary<br />
(From 12/13<br />
years old to<br />
17/18 years<br />
old)<br />
University<br />
(After 18 years<br />
old)<br />
Vocational<br />
Education/Training<br />
Costa Rica Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes<br />
Cuba Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes<br />
El Salvador Yes <strong>No</strong> Yes Yes Yes Yes<br />
Honduras Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes<br />
Mexico Yes Yes Yes Yes <strong>No</strong> Yes<br />
Nicaragua <strong>No</strong> <strong>No</strong> Yes Yes <strong>No</strong> <strong>No</strong><br />
Suriname Yes Yes Yes Yes <strong>No</strong> <strong>No</strong><br />
Total 6 Yes (85%) 5 Yes (71%) 7 Yes (100%) 7 Yes (100%) 4 Yes (57%) 5 Yes (71%)<br />
Based on seven respondents<br />
7.8.5 Does your country have any schools specifically for <strong>Deaf</strong> children and <strong>Deaf</strong> students?<br />
7.8.5.1 If yes, how many <strong>Deaf</strong> schools does your country have?<br />
Country<br />
Does your country have any schools<br />
specifically for <strong>Deaf</strong> children and <strong>Deaf</strong><br />
students?<br />
Costa Rica Yes<br />
If yes, how many <strong>Deaf</strong> schools does your country have?<br />
2 <strong>Deaf</strong> schools<br />
2 <strong>Deaf</strong> Units in Special Education Schools<br />
1 <strong>Deaf</strong> Adult Education Centre<br />
7 Inclusive Education programmes at Hearing Public Schools<br />
Cuba Yes 16 <strong>Deaf</strong> Schools<br />
1 National School for <strong>Deaf</strong> and Mute Children and 10<br />
Regional Schools for <strong>Deaf</strong> and Mute Children<br />
Dominican Republic Yes<br />
1 Institute “Santa Rosa” to Assist <strong>Deaf</strong> Pupils<br />
1 Christian Centre <strong>of</strong> Education for <strong>Deaf</strong><br />
5 Schools included in a Church<br />
El Salvador Yes<br />
3 National Schools<br />
1 Private School<br />
Guatemala Yes 9 Private Schools (<strong>No</strong> Government Schools)<br />
Guyana Yes 1 <strong>Deaf</strong> School<br />
Haiti Yes 5 <strong>Deaf</strong> Schools
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