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This article can help you answer the following questions:
Where is Belgium?
How many Deaf / Hard of Hearing people are in Belgium?
There are an estimated 379,500 Deaf and Hard of Hearing in the Belgium.
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 Belgium?
Belgian Sign Language
North Belgian Sign Language
South Belgian Sign Language
Vlaamse Gebarentaal (VGT)
Flemish Sign Language
Langue des Signes de Belgique Francophone (LSFB) or French Belgian Sign Language
Deutsche Gebärdensprache (DGS) or German Sign Language
Van Beek (Signed Dutch/Flemish, Vlamisch met Gebaren)
Artificial system not sign language
Signed French [Belgian] (le Français Signé)
Artificial system not sign language
Written / spoken languages in Belgium:
Bahrani Arabic
Balochi
Persian
Urdu
How do you say Belgium in sign language?
Where can I learn Belgian Sign Language online?
InterSign University offers online French Belgian Sign Language (FBSL) courses! Register here:
InterSign University offers many international sign language courses. Check them out here:
What Deaf organizations are located in Belgium?
Belgian Federation of Flemish Deaf Organisation
Flemish: info@fevlado.be
French: infos@fsb.be
Description: Both its Flemish website and its French website has links to more deaf-related resources in Belgium and internationally. Consult the list of associations; the list of Flemish links; and the list of French links.
Centre Comprendre et Parler
brcharli@ulb.ac.be
Description: Centre Comprendre et Parler provides resources for cued speech (Langage Parle complete [LPC]) in Belgium.
Additional sign language resources for Belgium
We will update this section as more information becomes available.