This chapter discusses prospects for the conservation and development of Zimbabwean
Sign Language (ZSL) in light of the advent of mobile media technologies in Zimbabwe. The …

In this chapter, the authors write on the “Multimedia communication technologies and their
impact on communication by the deaf in Zimbabwe's multilingual contexts.” They argue that …

The introduction of Ugandan Sign Language in Acholi, northern Uganda, was part of a
growing internationally linked disability movement in the country and was set within the …

This chapter examines the policy position and practice regarding the status of Sign
Language on Zimbabwean State-owned television. It also examines the implications of …

This article follows the often difficult educational path of deaf children in Tanzania, from
homes with very little communication to cherished times at deaf (units of) primary schools …

This paper is based on an ethnographic study stemming from a partnership between the
Diocese of Central Tanzania and a non-denominational church in Laurel, MD. This …

This article presents a situational analysis of the use of sign language in the education of the
Deaf in Zambia. It reports on research findings on the levels of training for teachers of the …

The agenda of Deaf pride and celebration in the metropole starkly contrasts the continued
production of 'hearing impairment'in much of the postcolonial global South. In part, this is …

This study was aimed at conducting a situational analysis of how Sign Language is used in
the education of the Deaf. Among others the study tried to establish the levels of training for …

This entry presents the socio-political history of Zimbabwean Sign Language (ZSL). The
language has no genetic links with any of the existing spoken languages in Zimbabwe. It …