Sign Languages recognized in Latin America

[Barbara Gerner De Garcia]

Thanks Tom but I am looking for verification of government recognition of
sign languages Either legal recognition or status as an official language.
Barbara

On Saturday, January 4, 2014, wrote:

> I've taught a number of Deaf college students from:
> Dominican Republic
> *El Salvador - you have data
> Guatemala
> Haiti
> Honduras
> *Mexico - you have data
> Nicaragua
>  I stay in touch with some of them via Facebook. I could post a question
> to them - or send them private messages. They may have an idea if their
> language is official, or they may know someone else who would know.
>
> How would you like them to contact you? Their Spanish is better than their
> English - I assume Spanish would be acceptable?
>
> You can contact me at tflynn at stlcc.edu <javascript:_e({}, 'cvml',
> 'tflynn at stlcc.edu');> if you'd like.
>
>
> Tom Flynn
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Barbara Gerner De Garcia <barbara.gerner.de.garcia at GALLAUDET.EDU<javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', 'barbara.gerner.de.garcia at GALLAUDET.EDU');>
> >
> To: SLLING-L <SLLING-L at LISTSERV.VALENCIACOLLEGE.EDU <javascript:_e({},
> 'cvml', 'SLLING-L at LISTSERV.VALENCIACOLLEGE.EDU');>>
> Sent: Fri, Jan 3, 2014 12:37 pm
> Subject: Sign Languages recognized in Latin America
>
>  I am trying to create an accurate list of Sign Languages in Latin
> America recognized by their governments.  According to the WFD’s 2009
> report *Deaf People and Human Rights*, the following Latin American
> countries recognize the sign language used by Deaf people in the country:
> Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, Mexico, Panama,
> Venezuela. Furthermore, I found that Chile has since 2010 (Biblioteca
> Nacional de Chile, 2013), and Uruguay since 2001 (Republica Oriental del
> Uruguay, n.d.).  I am not confident that the list from WFD is 100% accurate
> as I have come across some inaccuracies in the 2009 report. Any help or
> suggestions are welcome.
>
>  Barbara Gerner de Garcia
>
> --
>
>
> On Tue, Dec 3, 2013 at 6:08 AM, Mike Morgan <mwmosaka at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>  a group of us sign language researchers, mostly based in Nepal and
>> India, have been asked to write up an article on "Sign Languages in South
>> Asia" for a NEW encyclopedia of deaf studies.
>>
>>  As members of the group focuses on Sign languages of Nepal and India
>> (although among us we also have soem experience with a couple other
>> neighboruing sign languages), we are interested in collecting basic
>> information on Sign Languages of the other South Asian countries (in order
>> that the article can have a bit of "balance" ... and to balance decades of
>> misleading info regarding the relation between sign languages of the region
>> (e.g. Nepali Sign Language is clearly NOT closely related to IPSL).
>>
>>  We already have info from researchers on SL of the Maldives, and have
>> some materials as well (varying qauntity and quality) on sign languages in
>> Pakistan (esp Karachi) and Sri lanka... but can always do with
>> corroborating (or opposing) info.
>>
>>  Also, we have enough info on the various so-called "village sign
>> languages" of the subcontinent.
>>
>>  Anyone with first-hand linguistically informed knowledge of any of the
>> remaining sign languages (especially: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan),
>>
>> as the word limit for the article is quite low (1,000 words), the
>> following basic info is mostly what is required:
>>  1) what is the name of the sign lanuage (in local language(s)
>> 2) how standardized is the sign language
>>  3) how different is it (lexically, and/or grammatically) from
>> neighbouring sign languages, and from British Sign Language and/or American
>> Sign Language
>>  4) is there a dictionary for the sign language, and if so, how many
>> lexical items are in the dictionary
>> 5) what research (if any) is there in/on the sign language
>>  6) what finger spelling system(s) is/are generally used within the Deaf
>> community?
>>
>>  thanks to all for any help you can provide
>>
>>  mike || U C > || мика  || माईक || মাঈক || માઈક || ਮਾਈਕ || மாஇக || マイク
>> || მაიკ || ማይክ
>> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>>            (( Michael W Morgan, PhD ))
>>    (new position to be announced shortly!)
>> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>> "People interested only in the bottom line, seem to have forgotten that
>> the stars are in the oposite direction" (anon)
>> -------
>> Mos u fshi si miza nën bishtin e kalit.
>>
>
>
>
> --
> Dr. Barbara Gerner de Garcia, Professor
> Department of Education
> Gallaudet University
> 800 Florida Ave NE
> Washington, DC 20002-3695
>
> Phone: 202-651-5207
>


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Dr. Barbara Gerner de Garcia, Professor
Department of Education
Gallaudet University
800 Florida Ave NE
Washington, DC 20002-3695

Phone: 202-651-5207
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