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Jane Johnson Date: Mon Aug 16, 1999 11:21 am Subject: Re: How many signers in the world? | |
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Hi Valerie, I thought the 2% refered to the percent of feaf people, not the percent that actually sign. In many countries with low income and strong family ties and social classes many of the deaf do not interact with other Deaf people and therefore don't learn a sign language. Russell Johnson >From: Valerie Sutton >Reply-To: SignWriting List >To: SignWriting List >Subject: How many signers in the world? >Date: Sun, 15 Aug 1999 22:10:33 -0700 > >August 15, 1999 > >Hello SignWriting List! > >How many people in the world (both Deaf and hearing) use a signed language? >Does anyone know the current statistics? > >I am writing a report to a foundation, and I need the statistic for the >report.... > >A long time ago I read that approximately 2% of the world's population uses >a signed language, but I wonder if that is true? > >Thanks in advance for your help - > >Valerie :-) > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > >Valerie Sutton > > >SignWriting Web Site >https://www.SignWriting.org > >Post messages to the SignWriting List > > >SignWriting List Archives >https://www.egroups.com/group/sw-l > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > >The DAC >Deaf Action Committee for SignWriting >Center For Sutton Movement Writing >an educational nonprofit organization >PO. Box 517, La Jolla, CA, 92038-0517, USA > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
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