Deaf Education: Global Perspectives
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    • The Physical Environment >
      • Identifying & Addressing Barriers
      • Classroom Design
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      • Adapting and Modifying the Curriculum
      • Language Experience Approach
      • Bilingual Strategies
      • Fifteen Principles for Reading to Deaf Children
      • Multicultural Signed Stories
      • Deaf Poems
      • Online Sign Language Dictionaries
    • The Social Environment >
      • Stereotypes and Misconceptions About Deaf People
      • Oral vs Sign Debate
      • Different Deaf Education Settings
  • Happenings in Deaf Communities Worldwide
    • Deaf in the Developing World
    • Diversity among Deaf Communities
    • Socio-cultural Barriers Towards Deaf People & People with Disabilities
    • Success Stories: Deaf Role-Models Around the World
    • Past and Current Deaf Projects Worldwide
    • Deaf Education Programs Around the World
  • Resources for Parents of Deaf Children
    • Fifteen Principles for Reading to Deaf Children
    • Videos
    • Blogs & Articles
    • Multicultural Signed Stories
    • Deaf Poems
  • Further Reading
    • Journal Articles >
      • Deaf Education Policy as Language Policy: A Comparative Analysis of Sweden and the United States
      • Literacy and Deaf Students in Taiwan: Issues, Practices and Directions for Future Research: Part I
      • The Comprehensiveness of Transition Services for Deaf Learners in Zimbabwe
      • Deaf Children Attending Different School Environments: Sign Language Abilities and Theory of Mind.
      • Historical Development of Hong Kong Sign Language
    • Books >
      • Deaf Gain: Raising the stakes for human diversity.
      • Raising a Deaf Child in a Hearing Family in Ukraine
      • Deaf Around the World: The Impact of Language
      • The Emergence of the Deaf Community in Nicaragua
      • The Rising of Lotus Flowers: Self-Education by Deaf Children in Thai Boarding Schools
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    • Organizations
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Happenings in Deaf Communities Worldwide

There are many Deaf communities all over the world. Each Deaf community has its own sign language and culture. The issues confronting Deaf communities around the world vary from country to country. This is dependent on the resources the countries have for Deaf and hard-of-hearing people as well as the kind of barriers they have to confront.

Click on the links below to get a glimpse of what is happening to Deaf people in developing and developed countries. There is also information on past and current development projects.
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Deaf in the Developing World
Diversity among Deaf Communities
Cultural barriers towards deaf people
Success Stories: Deaf Role-Models Around the World
Past and Current Deaf Education Development Projects
Deaf Schools Around the World
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  • Home
    • Site Map
  • About
  • Toolkit: Inclusive Classroom Strategies for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing students
    • The Physical Environment >
      • Identifying & Addressing Barriers
      • Classroom Design
    • The Learning Environment >
      • Adapting and Modifying the Curriculum
      • Language Experience Approach
      • Bilingual Strategies
      • Fifteen Principles for Reading to Deaf Children
      • Multicultural Signed Stories
      • Deaf Poems
      • Online Sign Language Dictionaries
    • The Social Environment >
      • Stereotypes and Misconceptions About Deaf People
      • Oral vs Sign Debate
      • Different Deaf Education Settings
  • Happenings in Deaf Communities Worldwide
    • Deaf in the Developing World
    • Diversity among Deaf Communities
    • Socio-cultural Barriers Towards Deaf People & People with Disabilities
    • Success Stories: Deaf Role-Models Around the World
    • Past and Current Deaf Projects Worldwide
    • Deaf Education Programs Around the World
  • Resources for Parents of Deaf Children
    • Fifteen Principles for Reading to Deaf Children
    • Videos
    • Blogs & Articles
    • Multicultural Signed Stories
    • Deaf Poems
  • Further Reading
    • Journal Articles >
      • Deaf Education Policy as Language Policy: A Comparative Analysis of Sweden and the United States
      • Literacy and Deaf Students in Taiwan: Issues, Practices and Directions for Future Research: Part I
      • The Comprehensiveness of Transition Services for Deaf Learners in Zimbabwe
      • Deaf Children Attending Different School Environments: Sign Language Abilities and Theory of Mind.
      • Historical Development of Hong Kong Sign Language
    • Books >
      • Deaf Gain: Raising the stakes for human diversity.
      • Raising a Deaf Child in a Hearing Family in Ukraine
      • Deaf Around the World: The Impact of Language
      • The Emergence of the Deaf Community in Nicaragua
      • The Rising of Lotus Flowers: Self-Education by Deaf Children in Thai Boarding Schools
  • More Links
    • Informational Websites
    • Organizations
  • Take the Survey
  • Contact