title: South African Deaf education and the Deaf community.
abstract: In a special section of the american Annals of the Deaf, Deaf education and the Deaf community in South Africa are discussed. The special section is organized into 7 segments: a historical overview to establish context, the educational context, educators and learners, postgraduate education and employment, perspectives of Deaf children and their parents, sport and the arts, and spiritual lives and mental health. Throughout the entire section, however, the central focus is on the overall foundation (or lack thereof) of education for Deaf learners in South Africa.
authors.affiliation: Center for Deaf Studies, University of The Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.
authors.forename: Claudine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Storbeck
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Martin
authors.forename: Ingrid
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Parkin
authors.forename: Lucas
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Magongwa
authors.forename: Bruno Peter Nkosi
authors.initials: BP
authors.lastname: Druchen
authors.forename: Michelle
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Batchelor
authors.forename: Guy
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: McIlroy
authors.forename: Deon
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: De Villiers
authors.forename: Nazereen
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Captieux-Bhana
authors.forename: Lorato
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Rasebopye
authors.forename: Dorothy
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Rasebopye
authors.forename: Susanna
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Krige-Henderson
authors.forename: Frans
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Krige
authors.forename: Albie
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Louw
authors.forename: Tanya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Surtees
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Smit
authors.forename: Roy
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cox
authors.forename: Murdock
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Henderson
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001154:Art; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D060345:Education of Persons with Hearing Disabilities; D004517:Education, Professional; D004519:Education, Special / Q000266:history; D004651:Employment; D005178:Faculty; D005260:Female; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D033221:Jehovah's Witnesses / Q000523:psychology; D008282:Mainstreaming, Education / Q000266:history; D008297:Male; D008603:Mental Health; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology; D019986:Persons with Hearing Disabilities / Q000266:history / Q000523:psychology; D024382:Professional Role; D012813:Sign Language; D013019:South Africa; D029181:Spirituality; D013177:Sports; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods; D014829:Vocational Education; D055815:Young Adult