David Bar-Tzur
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École Ephphatha pour les sourds, Lome, République Togolaise.
French Sign Language: A language used in Togo. Scroll down to see the section on Togo.
Surdité en Afrique. 15.TOGO: École Ephphata pour les sourds, B.P. 2341 Lomé.
Miles, M. (2005). Deaf people living and communication in African histories, c. 960s - 1960s. There is strong documentary evidence that deaf or hearing impaired men and women, girls and boys, did occupy social space and took roles across the full spectrum of life throughout Africa in earlier centuries, living lives like everyone else and also having some different experiences. Traces and signs of deaf people appear in many sorts of historical document, such as travellers' accounts, legal and genealogical records, government, institutional and missionary archives, linguistic studies, literature, folklore, religious narrative, mime, dance and drama. Many of their experiences have involved severe economic poverty and adversity, stigmatising attitudes and exclusionary practices; yet this has not been the norm everywhere in Africa, and many deaf people have shown great resilience, perseverance, humour and ingenuity in their dealings and communications with the non-deaf world.
World Federation of the Deaf membership information: Association des Sourds du Togo-AST Siege Social. Contact info only. Click on "T-Z" and scroll down to the country name.