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The emergence of a national sign language in Trinidad and Tobago can be traced back to the first deaf school, which was opened in the 1940s, by changing educational practices, and complex, multi modal language contact. At various stage, Trinidad and Tobago Sign Language has been influences by BSL, the ASL manual alphabet, ASL, English, and ...
Deaf people in Grenada, St. Vincent, and Trinidad all use ASL and/or SEE in many domains of life. Trinidad, alone, has a developed indigenous sign language, Trinidad and Tobago Sign Language (TTSL), and many Trinidadian deaf people are motivated to see TTSL developed and increase in prestige and use in community life.
However, the novelty of Trinidad and Tobago’s e-learning situation means that no similar studies exist for the country. This study is concerned with how the conditions of an emergent system of online education during the COVID-19 pandemic affected the linguistic access of deaf students in Trinidad and Tobago.
As a result of such factors, there are few textual historical records produced by deaf Trinbagonians, and their history has largely been overlooked. This paper focuses on the development of the education of deaf children in Trinidad and Tobago since the first school for the deaf opened in 1943.
LAWS OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO CHAPTER 39:01 EDUCATION ACT An Act to make better provision for the promotion of education in Trinidad and Tobago. [27TH AUGUST 1966] 1. This Act may be cited as the Education Act. PRELIMINARY 2. In this Act— “Advisory Committee” means the National Advisory Committee established by the Minister pursuant to ...
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Aug 12, 2019 · PHOTO BY AYANNA KINSALE. Though important steps have been made in deaf education, sign-language recognition and the rights of people who are deaf and hard of hearing, more work needs to be done for the deaf community. That was the statement made by the TT Association for the Hearing Impaired (TTAHI) as it celebrated its 76th anniversary on July 29.
