Journal of
Languages and Culture

  • Abbreviation: J. Lang. Cult.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-6540
  • DOI: 10.5897/JLC
  • Start Year: 2010
  • Published Articles: 132

Full Length Research Paper

Ethiopian sign language and educational accessibility for the deaf community: A case study on Jimma, Nekemte, Addis Ababa and Hawasa towns

Chimdi Wakuma
  • Chimdi Wakuma
  • Jimma University, Collage of Social Sciences and Humanities, Department of Afan Oromo and Literature, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 08 November 2014
  •  Accepted: 03 March 2015
  •  Published: 31 March 2015

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