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7.8.6 What is the general opinion of the level of education received by Deaf children and Deaf students in your country?
7.8.7 What is the general opinion of the current literacy level of Deaf children and Deaf students in your country?
Country
Republic of Armenia
Republic of Belarus
Bulgaria
What is the general opinion of the level of
education received by Deaf children and Deaf
students in your country?
The development of school education is in its
first steps. Higher education is inaccessible for
the Deaf.
Opportunities for methods of training with Sign
Language are insufficiently used in training Deaf
children
The general opinion about the current
education for Deaf children and students in our
country is that it is not good enough.
What is the general opinion of the current
literacy level of Deaf children and Deaf students
in your country?
The literacy level is drastically low.
As a whole the level of literacy of Deaf children is
unsatisfactory
Not enough
Republic of Kazakhstan Insufficient level of Education Satisfactory
Republic of Moldova
Russian Federation
Ukraine
Republic of Uzbekistan
It is necessary to improve the Bilingual method
of Education
School education in Russia is satisfactory.
Insufficient level of knowledge within the Deaf
forces to search for ways to reform the
education system. But it will be reformed in the
future.
Insufficient provision of modern office
equipment, which is very necessary for the Deaf
to increase outlook and communication.
Low level of Knowledge and Limited Vocabulary
Level of literacy is average, almost equal to
hearing.
Level of literacy is average, however sign
language is excellent
7.8.8 Do Deaf people have access to a University education in your country?
7.8.8.1 If yes, how many Universities provide access to studies for Deaf people in your country?
7.8.8.2 If no, why do Deaf people not have access to a University education in your country?
It is necessary to raise the level of literacy. We
need to receive education in Sign Language.
Country
Do Deaf people
have access to
a University
education in
your country?
If yes, how many Universities
provide access to studies for
Deaf people in your country?
If no, why do Deaf people not have access
to a University education in your country?
Republic of Armenia
No
No interpretation during the lectures, no
text versions of the lectures, no law allowing
exams in sign language (or with an
interpreter) No means to make University
education possible for the Deaf. Low level
of school education and correspondingly no
possibility to enter into higher education.
Republic of Belarus
Bulgaria
Republic of Kazakhstan
Yes
Yes
No
There are no special programmes
of University Education for the
Deaf
The Deaf people have the
possibility of education in all the
schools and universities of the
country on an equal basis with
other Bulgarian citizens.
Deaf persons study individually under
general programmes
We have insufficient numbers of Deaf
wishing to be educated in a group in one
course. There is an individual training for
Hard of Hearing.
Republic of Moldova
Yes
All Universities in Moldova,
together with Hearing
Russian Federation Yes 5 Universities
Ukraine
Republic of Uzbekistan
Yes
No
Total 5 Yes (63%)
12 Universities under the Ministry
of Education
Based on eight respondents
The level of the education received at Deaf
Schools doesn’t allow for entrance into
University in accordance with general
practice.
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