Rwanda Deaf Education: RNUD Position Paper

Rwanda National Union of the Deaf (RNUD) summarizes the situation of Rwanda deaf education in 2013 and has recommendations for improvement.

Share This Post

Position Paper on Deaf Education in Rwanda, by the Rwanda National Union of the Deaf (RNUD)

The Rwanda National Union of the Deaf (RNUD) summarizes the situation of Rwanda deaf education in 2013. Furthermore, they highlight the profound need for more research about deaf learners in Rwanda. Additionally, RNUD says that Rwanda Sign Language (RSL) should be the primary language for teaching deaf children. In conclusion, RNUD has recommendations for how to improve the situation of Rwanda deaf education.

The position paper is not accessible for people using screen reading software. In other words, it shows as an image of a slide with no alternative text for people who cannot see it.

Click here to show & hide the transcript with descriptions

TRANSCRIPT — DESCRIPTIONS AND CAPTIONS

Best for: Deaf Leader, Development Professional, Researcher, Teacher
Topics: Deaf Education, Sign Language in Child Development & Education
Countries: Rwanda

How did you like this resource? (No Ratings Yet)

Loading…

More Resources to Explore

Blue street sign with a wheelchair icon on it.

Money for deaf rights, disability rights: Budget for inclusion

Money is important for deaf rights and disability rights. Advocates argue that governments should do better in budgeting for inclusion.

Series of photos with a Haiti Deaf community member demonstrating their sign language to a linguist. The captions with each photo explain that the Deaf Haitian man is explaining why it is not appropriate to describe LSH as being a variant of ASL because LSH is its own language.

Haiti Deaf Community and Sign Language: First official description

The first known description of the Haiti Deaf community and sign language, in collaboration between Deaf Haitians and American linguists.

Two images of a smartphone screen is shown. On the left, the screen shows hands that show the first few letters of the English alphabet in finger spelling. At the right, the phone screen shows the image of a person signing. An arrow is drawn pointing from the first phone screen to the second. At bottom it says "Fig 6: Sample to display the sign meaning".

Using Smartphone App for Communication

This study examines how a smartphone application can help signing deaf people communicate with people who don’t sign.

Do You Want To Share a Resource?

drop us a resource and keep in touch