DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: What sign languages are used in Dominican Republic?

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Aug 17, 2022
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This article can help you answer the following questions:

How many Deaf / Hard of Hearing people are in Dominican Republic ?
What sign languages are used in Dominican Republic ?
How do you say Dominican Republic in sign language?
Where can I learn Dominican Republican Sign Language online?
What Deaf organizations are located in Dominican Republic ?
What additional sign language resources are there for Dominican Republic ?

Where is Dominican Republic?

How many Deaf / Hard of Hearing people are in Dominican Republic?

There are an estimated 357,980 Deaf and Hard of Hearing in the Dominican Republic.

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 Dominican Republic?

Dominican Sign Language
- American Sign Language dialect

Written / spoken languages in Dominican Republic:

Dominican Spanish
Haitian Creole
Spanish
Samaná English

How do you say Dominican Republic in sign language?

Where can I learn Dominican 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