This article can help you answer the following questions:
What sign languages are used in Kazakhstan?
How do you say Kazakhstan in sign language?
What Deaf organizations are located in Kazakhstan?
What additional sign language resources are there for Kazakhstan?
Where is Kazakhstan?
How many Deaf / Hard of Hearing people are in Kazakhstan?
There are an estimated 619,630 Deaf and Hard of Hearing in the Kazakhstan.
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.
What sign languages are used in Kazakhstan?
Kazakh Sign Language (KRSL)
Russian Sign Language (RSL)
Written / spoken languages in Kazakhstan:
Kazakh
Russian
Uzbek
Turkish
Tatar
Uyghur
How do you say Kazakhstan in sign language?
Where can I learn Kazakh 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:
What Deaf organizations are located in Kazakhstan?
Kazakhstan Society of the Deaf
Source: Gallaudet
Additional sign language resources for Kazakhstan
We will update this section as more information becomes available.
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