Deafness in Nicaragua
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Deafness in Nicaragua
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Nicaragua's total population is 6,000,000, but a reliable count of the number of deaf people in Nicaragua is difficult to obtain. In 2009, a law was passed in which Nicaraguan Sign Language (NSL) was named as the official language of deaf people in Nicaragua. NSL is a newer sign language that emerged less than 50 years ago when deaf children started attending school. Due to the country's lack of early childhood hearing screenings, hearing loss is often undetected and left untreated. Deaf and har
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deafness_in_Nicaragua
date created:
2022-10-11T00:22:19Z
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2024-09-07T12:26:28Z
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