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Country <strong>Deaf</strong> Women <strong>Deaf</strong> Men<br />
Republic <strong>of</strong> Armenia N/A N/A<br />
Republic <strong>of</strong> Belarus N/A N/A<br />
Bulgaria N/A N/A<br />
Republic <strong>of</strong> Kazakhstan 50,577 45,079<br />
Republic <strong>of</strong> Moldova N/A N/A<br />
Russian <strong>Federation</strong> N/A N/A<br />
Ukraine 28,022 26,464<br />
Republic <strong>of</strong> Uzbekistan 9,640 12,415<br />
Total 88,239 83,958<br />
7.3.3 Does your Association have any <strong>of</strong>ficial or approximate numbers <strong>of</strong> <strong>Deaf</strong> people who use sign language as <strong>the</strong>ir<br />
primary language?<br />
Country<br />
Does your Association have any <strong>of</strong>ficial or approximate<br />
numbers <strong>of</strong> <strong>Deaf</strong> people who use sign language as <strong>the</strong>ir<br />
primary language?<br />
Total Number <strong>of</strong> Sign Language Users<br />
Republic <strong>of</strong> Armenia Yes 3,150<br />
Republic <strong>of</strong> Belarus Yes 11,423<br />
Bulgaria Yes 7,739<br />
Republic <strong>of</strong> Kazakhstan Yes 14,007<br />
Republic <strong>of</strong> Moldova Yes 1,965<br />
Russian <strong>Federation</strong> <strong>No</strong> N/A<br />
Ukraine Yes 54,486<br />
Republic <strong>of</strong> Uzbekistan Yes 13,233<br />
Total 7 Yes (88 %) 106,003<br />
Based on eight respondents<br />
Country <strong>Deaf</strong> Women Sign Language Users <strong>Deaf</strong> Men Sign Language Users<br />
Republic <strong>of</strong> Armenia N/A N/A<br />
Republic <strong>of</strong> Belarus 6,025 5,398<br />
Bulgaria N/A N/A<br />
Republic <strong>of</strong> Kazakhstan 7,450 6,557<br />
Republic <strong>of</strong> Moldova 896 1,069<br />
Russian <strong>Federation</strong> N/A N/A<br />
Ukraine 28,022 26,464<br />
Republic <strong>of</strong> Uzbekistan 7,719 5,514<br />
Total 50,112 45,002<br />
7.3.4 Does <strong>the</strong> situation <strong>of</strong> HIV/AIDS in your country affect <strong>Deaf</strong> women, men and children?<br />
Country<br />
Republic <strong>of</strong> Armenia<br />
Republic <strong>of</strong> Belarus<br />
Bulgaria<br />
Republic <strong>of</strong> Kazakhstan<br />
Republic <strong>of</strong> Moldova<br />
Russian <strong>Federation</strong><br />
Ukraine<br />
Republic <strong>of</strong> Uzbekistan<br />
Does <strong>the</strong> situation <strong>of</strong> HIV/AIDS in your country affect <strong>Deaf</strong> women, men and children?<br />
<strong>No</strong><br />
<strong>No</strong><br />
<strong>No</strong><br />
<strong>No</strong> Information<br />
<strong>No</strong> Information<br />
<strong>No</strong> Information<br />
<strong>No</strong> Information<br />
<strong>No</strong> Information<br />
The Project is 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> 43<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).