BELARUS: What sign languages are used in Belarus?

This article can help you answer the following questions:

• How many Deaf / Hard of Hearing people are in Belarus?

• What sign languages are used in Belarus?

• How do you say Belarus in sign language?

• Where can I learn Belarusian Sign Language online?

• What Deaf organizations are located in Belarus?

• What additional sign language resources are there for Belarus?

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Where is Belarus?

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How many Deaf / Hard of Hearing people are in Belarus?

There are an estimated 313,500 Deaf and Hard of Hearing in the Belarus.

This percentage is a rough estimation: 3.3% of the general population. Lack of research make estimating these numbers difficult. The World Health Organization estimates 5% of the world population has significant hearing loss. Keep in mind that developing nations typically have a much higher number of Deaf and Hard of Hearing populations.

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What sign languages are used in Belarus?

• Belarusian Sign Language

  • A dialect of Russian Sign Language

Written / spoken languages in Belarus:

• Belarusian

• Russian

• Sudovian

• Trasianka

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How do you say Belarus in sign language?

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Where can I learn Belarusian Sign Language online?

This language is not yet available. If you would like to learn this language, please request it here: https://www.intersignuniversity.com/sign-languages

InterSign University offers many international sign language courses. Check them out here:

https://intersign-university.thinkific.com/collections?category=courses

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What Deaf organizations are located in Belarus?

Byelorussian Society of the Deaf

assdeaf@solo.by

Belarusian Society Of Deaf Public Association Central Administration

Source: Gallaudet

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Additional sign language resources for Belarus

• Belarusian Society of the Deaf in the 1980s

• Production and sociocultural activities of the Belarusian society of the Deaf (2011–2015)

• The Coalition Public Initial Report on the Republic of Belarus‟ Compliance with Its Obligations Adopted for the Purpose of Implementing the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

We will update this section as more information becomes available.