Literacy and Language Development for the Deaf
Our organization was formed in April 2011 to meet the needs of the Deaf community in Myanmar. Deaf people are a minority with their own language – Sign Language – and their own Deaf culture. Deaf people have difficulty understanding a written Bible which reflects a spoken language they can’t hear, so they need Scripture in their own language. Sign Language is a visual language that doesn’t have a printed form, so our Bible is in video format. Our organization has a Board and 12 staff members: 2 Hearing and 10 Deaf.
Vision: For the Deaf in Myanmar to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth (1 Tim. 2:4)
Goals:
1) to translate the Bible into Sign Language for the Deaf in Myanmar.
2) to teach the Bible using Sign Language
Activities:
1) translating Scripture and Bible stories into Myanmar Sign Language
2) Bible teaching in Myanmar Sign Language
3) Awareness-raising about Deaf and Sign Language in churches in Myanmar
Current Translation Projects
- Acts Chapters
- Serve God How
Verse by verse translation in Sign Language
Partner Organizations
- Bible Society of Myanmar – represented on our board; partner in production and distribution
- We are a member of Asia Pacific Sign Language Development Association (APSDA)
Deaf Schools and Churches We Work With
- Mary Chapman School for the Deaf - Yangon
- Miur Deaf School - Kalaymyo
- Immanuel Deaf Church - Yangon
- Harvester Deaf Baptist Church - Yangon
