Deaf Community – Nigeria In terms of an established deaf community, one of the brightest spots on the African continent is West Africa Nigeria’s deaf community is well-established and even has something that we lack in the United States. Demographics of Deafness in Nigeria One web source said that in 1975 there were at least four million deaf and hard of hearing people in Nigeria. According to the 2004 Nigeria census (Statistics Nigeria, approximately 30 percent of all disabled people in Nigeria have a hearing loss. As would be expected for a country with Nigeria’s history, unemployment and illiteracy are high in Nigeria’s deaf community.
Famous Nigeria Deaf People In late 1970, a African American, Andrew was named the most Father of all Deaf in Africa when he came to Ibadan, Nigeria to open the deaf Education. Andrew was well known deaf in United State . Andrew is reportedly the first deaf Black American to get a Phd Degree. National Deaf Organization Nigeria’s national organization for the deaf is the National Nigeria Association for the Deaf (NNAD,) has been around since 1980. It has all Branches throughout Nigeria. Other national deaf/hoh organizations are Nigeria Deaf Sports Federation, Larger Deaf Sports organization for the hard of hearing in West Africa.
America Sign Language Estimates state that between a million Deaf Nigerian use ASL, the America Sign Language is similar to yet different from American sign language. For example, the sign for Mother is different from how we do it in the United States. As sign language has grown among Deaf Schools in Nigeria – particularly Nigeria sign language has formed to promote sign language in Northern Nigeria. Future Deaf TV in Nigeria Television One thing that Nigeria’s deaf community has that we lack, is a deaf television program. We need to develop a deaf TV program, Deaf TV on Nigeria Broadcasting Corporation’s channel.
Deaf TV will produce original programming including Nigeria dramas . Religion Nigeria has other churches for the deaf besides the ones run by the Christian Mission for the Deaf founded by Andrew in Nigeria. Some deaf churches are opened in Nigeria. Deaf Education in Nigeria Nigeria has a long-established deaf education system. Statistics indicate that there are more than 20 schools for the deaf in Nigeria. Just a few of them: Plateau School for the Deaf (run by Institute for the Deaf) Kwara School for the Deaf Lagos School for the Deaf School for the Blind and Deaf
Some Nigeria schools for blind children also educate deafblind children. Post-Secondary Deaf Education The Federal College of Education(Special) Oyo-Nigeria operates Deaf College in Nigeria, which trains deaf people for Teacher jobs. In addition, the Christian Mission for the Deaf in Ibadan-Nigeria trains people to work in deaf ministry. According to an cad. com visitor, this college “college is linked to the school of the Deaf which currently has congregations in Nigeria Teacher of the Deaf Education Programs The University of Jos, has a Centre for Deaf Studies.
The Centre offers programs in deaf education, and focuses on teaching, research, and community service. Deaf Service Organizations Community Service Organizations Others provides preschool education and community services. This Center also does a lot of deafness research. It provides early childhood auditory-oral education. In addition to providing auditory education services, the Center also engages in Community Outreach, helping families with hearing related needs and more practical needs such as food. Deaf Travel to Nigeria There are travel agencies and specialized tours for deaf people.
