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The Japanese Federation of the Deaf (JFD) is a national, non-profit advocacy organization for the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing community in Japan, founded in 1948. [6] [7] [4] The JFD is an "umbrella organization," that oversees 47 prefectural, or regional, organizations with a total of 27,000 members, all of whom are Deaf or Hard-of-Hearing.
The JFD was founded May 25, 1947, and held its first National Congress in Kyoto May 10, 1948. Its pre-war roots arise from the Japanese Association of the Deaf, which was established in 1915 by alumni of the Tokyo School for the Deaf.
The Tokyo School for the Deaf was established in 1880. [2] Initially, the school adopted a manual teaching method, despite international trends towards oralism. [3] In 1897, the director was Shinpachi Konishi. [4] In 1915, alumni of the Tokyo School for the Deaf founded the Japanese Association of the Deaf.
Mariko Takamura (高村 真理子, Takamura Mariko, 1958 – May 4, 2006) was widely described as a cultural icon for the deaf and hard of hearing in Japan.She overcame many barriers to deafness in her home country to the benefit of thousands of deaf people in Japan.
During these periods, Japan established schools for the hearing impaired and sent teachers from their previously established Japan schools to teach. [5] According to Ethnologue, sign language had been used in Korea since 1889, predating the Japanese occupation, with use in schools since 1908. TSL dates from 1895, during the colonial period ...
Tashiro Furukawa. Tashiro Furukawa (古河太四郎, Furukawa Tashirō, March 27, 1845 – December 26, 1907) was a Japanese educator. He was a pioneer of education for visual and hearing-impaired people in modern Japan, and has been called "the De l'Épée and Gallaudet of Japan". [1]
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The history of deaf people and deaf culture make up deaf history.The Deaf culture is a culture that is centered on sign language and relationships among one another. Unlike other cultures the Deaf culture is not associated with any native land as it is a global culture.