Deaf cultures: Bangladesh

Deaf cultures and Sign Languages of the world: Bangladesh (Bangladesh)

Created 10 April 2000, links updated monthly with the help of LinkAlarm.

Bangla flag David Bar-Tzur

map of Bangladesh

Flags: World flag database.
Map: Maps.com - "search" for country, then "Digital Map Graphics"). OR
Map: Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection.

For a quick, interesting resource for facts about this and other countries,
try Mystic Planet - The New Age directory of Planet Earth.

Note: A flag next to a link shows what language the website is in. If it is followed by this icon: ( video camera: This links to a video ), it is a video in that spoken language. A flag followed by Sign Language icon means it is in the sign language of that country. globe (international icon) means there is International Gesture.

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Bengali Sign Language

Sign, gesture, & deafness in South Asian & South-West Asian histories: A bibliography with annotation and excerpts from India; also from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Burma / Myanmar, Iraq, Nepal, Pakistan, Persia / Iran, & Sri Lanka.

South Asian linguistics - Sign languages (All dialects).

Bengali Sign Language dictionaries

SignPuddle. Dictionary Bangladesh.

Indian Sign Language: A language used in Bangladesh.

Deaf and social services

Miles, M. (2000). Enabling the disability NGOs? Centralisation versus competition in Pakistan and Bangladesh. In Bangladesh, centralisation of power took place very early in the development process, under a single national MR organisation which then spread its branches across the country, heavily supported by Nordic aid; yet this monopoly was also challenged, allowing a variety of grassroots responses to children and adults with MR. Comparisons of the divergent development patterns in Pakistan and Bangladesh cannot be exact, because of many unmeasurable factors. Nevertheless, some experiences common to the NGOs in both countries suggest that neither development pattern is inherently superior.

Deaf culture

Bangladesh Deaf directory.

Deaf education & youth

Dhalee, Stephen P.: Discrimination against def people in Bangladesh. In: Erting, Carol J. et al (eds): The deaf way : perspectives from the International Conference on Deaf Culture. Washington, DC : Gallaudet Univ. Press (1994) - pp. 788-790.

Lšwe, Armin: Deutsche Hilfe fŸr hšrgeschŠdigte Kinder in Bangladesch. 1985-1997: Ein RŸckblick auf zwšlf Jahre. In: HšrgeschŠdigtenpŠdagogik 52: 5 (1998) - pp. 281-294.

NDCS.

(2006, April 1). Promoting an Inclusive Environment for Deaf Children and Youths. Continuing work done previously in promoting the inclusion of deaf children in communities in Sylhet, this project aims to work with both rural and urban deaf communities.

golden marble bullet (2005, February 24). Poverty and deaf children in

golden marble bullet (2004, November 22). Creating awareness and inclusion opportunities for deaf children. The Centre for Disability and Development in Bangladesh have been funded to promote the inclusion of deaf children in both the community and mainstream schools Bangladesh.