Jamaican Deaf community
E897213
The Jamaican Deaf community is a cultural and linguistic minority in Jamaica whose members primarily use Jamaican Sign Language and share distinct social networks, institutions, and traditions.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Deaf community
ⓘ
cultural and linguistic minority ⓘ |
| advocatesFor |
access to interpreters
ⓘ
anti-discrimination protections ⓘ inclusive education ⓘ recognition of Jamaican Sign Language ⓘ |
| communicationMode |
sign language
ⓘ
visual-gestural communication ⓘ |
| country | Jamaica ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
Deaf social gatherings
ⓘ
Deaf sports events ⓘ signed religious services ⓘ storytelling in Jamaican Sign Language ⓘ use of sign names ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom |
hearing Jamaican population
ⓘ
users of American Sign Language outside Jamaica ⓘ |
| experiences |
barriers to communication with hearing majority
ⓘ
educational inequality ⓘ employment discrimination ⓘ limited access to information in sign language ⓘ |
| faces | stigma about Deafness in wider society ⓘ |
| hasCulturalIdentity | Deaf culture ⓘ |
| hasIntercommunityLinksWith |
global Deaf community
ⓘ
wider Caribbean Deaf communities ⓘ |
| hasLanguageFamilyRelation | Jamaican Sign Language is historically related to American Sign Language ⓘ |
| hasMinorityStatus |
cultural minority
ⓘ
linguistic minority ⓘ |
| hasModeOfEducation |
residential Deaf schools
ⓘ
sign bilingual education (aspirational/advocated) ⓘ |
| hasOrganizationType |
Deaf associations
ⓘ
Deaf churches ⓘ Deaf schools ⓘ sign language clubs ⓘ |
| hasPerspectiveOnDeafness | cultural-linguistic model of Deafness ⓘ |
| hasWritingSystem | none (uses signed language, not a written language) ⓘ |
| populationStatus | numerical minority in Jamaica ⓘ |
| primaryLanguage | Jamaican Sign Language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Caribbean ⓘ |
| seeks |
greater public awareness of Deaf culture
ⓘ
policy recognition of sign language rights ⓘ |
| shares |
distinct institutions
ⓘ
distinct social networks ⓘ distinct traditions ⓘ |
| socialDomain |
arts and culture
ⓘ
education ⓘ employment ⓘ religion ⓘ sports ⓘ |
| usesLanguage | Jamaican Sign Language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Jamaican Sign Language