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The Philippine Deaf Resource Center (PDRC) was founded in 2001. [11] Their main focus is research in the Filipino Sign Language field and how Deafness affects socio-economic standing. [11] They also provide resources for Deaf people and their families and friends, especially telecommunication technology. [11]
The Philippine Statistics Authority recorded a total of 1.443 million people in the Philippines (1.57% of the total population) has disability as of 2010 and categorized them according to age group, gender, and region. [2]
The Philippine Federation of the Deaf is responsible for implementation of the project output in Philippines. Marites Raquel Estiller-Corpuz is the only Deaf local project director out of these four countries. The Project is funded for three years to develop dictionaries and teaching materials as well as a database of sign language data. [19]
The Philippine School for the Deaf (PSD), formerly known as the School for the Deaf and Blind (SDB), [1] is a learning institution for individuals with hearing impairments in the Philippines. Established in 1907, the institution is a semi-residential school and is the only deaf school owned by the Philippine government.
The Reform Jewish congregation was founded in 1972 by a handful of deaf families. Today, the majority of members are hearing, but the synagogue continues to have all services interpreted from ...
Filipino Sign Language is the Official Sign Language used by majority of deaf communities in the Philippines. MCCID is the first and currently the only post-secondary technical institute for the deaf authorized by the Philippine government. [19] the only institute authorized by the government to offer a sign language course in the Philippines. [20]
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In 1941 the estimated population of the Philippines reached 17,000,000. [40] Manila's population was 684,000. [41] By then, some 27% of the population could speak English as a second language, while the number of Spanish speakers as first language had further fallen to 3% from 10 to 14% at the beginning of the century.