Deaf cultures and Sign Languages of the world: Kosovo (Kosova)

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

Kosovo flagDavid Bar-TzurKosovo flag

map of kosovo

Flag: World flag database.
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 iconmeans it is in the sign language of that country. globe (international icon)Sign Language iconmeans there is International Gesture.

General interpreting issues

General interpreting issues

WASLI. Scenes from Segovia. There is a need to increase the awareness of the deaf community and to explore the misconception that interpreter training can be done in 5 days (as was in the former Yugoslavia). There is the first group of interpreters coming to the end of their 3 year training course and over the course there has been 7 international guests training on our programme include Dr Napier who looked at the code of ethics and how to work with interpreters amongst other things. Sign Language is still not recognised by the government; however the Prime Minister has set up a working party to look at this.

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