The Deaf In Egypt
Published on Dec 06, 2015
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HOW ARE THE DEAF TREATED IN EGYPT?
- Current deafness is more acceptable then it was in the past.
- For example in Cairo there is a KFC restaurant where the the deaf can work.
- They are treated very well they have schools there for deaf people.
HOW ARE DEAF PEOPLE EDUCATED?
- The Deaf Unit is a small educational programme for deaf children in the old district of Cairo.
- The program was founded in the late 70's.
- The program was founded by the Egyptian Anglican Church.
- It has a sign bilingual primary school for deaf children.
WHATS THE MOST COMMON FORM OF COMMUNICATION?
- Arabic Sign Language is a sign language used by members of the deaf community in egypt
- there are no official statistics on the number of deaf people that use Sign laungage is egypt
- There are no official number of deaf people in egypt
WHAT SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE?
- The deaf unit Rehabilitation programs in Upper Egypt
- and the beginnings of an audiology clinic.
- There is also a Church for the Deaf based at the same location in Old Cairo.
- There are classes offered to people with deaf children so they can learn to communicate
WHATS THE MOST COMMON SPOKEN LANGUAGE?
- In southern Egypt, Saidi Arabic is the main spoken language for most non-urbanized people.
- Egyptian Arabic is the most widely understood first dialect in the Middle East-North Africa
DO THE DEAF HAVE MORE THAN ONE SIGN LANGUAGE?
- Egypt uses arabic sign laungage
- Egypt also uses arabic cued speech
