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Republic of Turkey Services for Deaf People

Republic of Turkey Services for Deaf People. Presented by Mary Essex April 29, 2005. Marmara Earthquake. North Anatolian Fault Zone (NAFZ) 3:01 AM on August 17, 1999 7.4 on the Richter scale Estimated 17,000 people killed This brought me to work in Turkey August 2001 . Why Turkey

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Republic of Turkey Services for Deaf People

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  1. Republic of TurkeyServices for Deaf People Presented by Mary Essex April 29, 2005

  2. Marmara Earthquake • North Anatolian Fault Zone (NAFZ) • 3:01 AM on August 17, 1999 • 7.4 on the Richter scale • Estimated 17,000 people killed • This brought me to work in Turkey August 2001

  3. Why Turkey Profile of Turkey Profile of Deaf People GoT Administration of Disabilities Health Education Labor Telecommunications Television Organizations Language/History Introduction

  4. My Host family

  5. Bordering Countries • Greece • Bulgaria • Iran • Iraq • Georgia • Armenia • Syria

  6. 1923 - 1st President: Mustafa K. Attaturk • Calendar • Friday vs. Sunday • Alphabet changed • Latin Characters from Arabic • 30 letters • c sounds like j • ş ç ğ ü ı ö • No q or w

  7. Statistics • 81 Provinces – Population 70 Million • Capital • Ankara • Largest City • Istanbul – Population 12 Million • Constantinople • Byzantium Empire • Ottoman Empire

  8. Country Profiles Turkey • 268,601 square miles • Texas Population • 65.5 Million Illiteracy • Male - 6.5% • Female – 24.5% Unemployment 11% USA • 301.380 square miles • All States and Territories Population • 280.6 Million Illiteracy • Male – 3.0% • Female – 3.0% Unemployment 5.8%

  9. Human Development Index (HDI) • Based on 175 countries. • In 2003, Turkey, ranks 96th, • representing a 11 steps decline from 2002 as 85th.

  10. Deaf Hearing Impaired Hearing Disabled Deaf Mute (Silent) Sağır İşitme Engelliler İşitme Özürlüler Sağır ve Dilsiz Sağır ve Sessiz Terminology

  11. Government of Turkey • Rights of Person with Disabilities are protected by Legislation. • Administration of Disabilities • Established 1997 • State Institute of Statistics • 1st Disability Survey 2002

  12. Proportion of Disabilities • 12.29% Disabled • .37% Deaf • .60% Blind • .38% Speech • .48% Intellectual • 1.25% Physical • 9.70% Chronic

  13. Type of Hearing Loss • 259,000 • .37% of Total Population • 32.45% Deaf (80,046) • 18.96% Total loss 1 ear /mild other • 24.90% Mild both ears • 16.59% One ear is Deaf • 2.28% Other • 4.83% Unknown

  14. Causes of Hearing Loss • Congenital • 24.59% • Subsequental • 78.80% • Unknown • 3.61%

  15. Congenital • Congenital • 24.59% • Genetic • 19.74% • Don’t Know • 54.99%

  16. Susequental • Subsequental • 78.80% • Accident • Medical • Illness • Malnutrition • Other • DK

  17. Gender and Deaf • 259,000 • .37% of Total Population • Females • .33% • Males • .41% • Other Stats Marriage rates, Literacy, Social Security

  18. Deaf and Ages • 259,000 • .37% of Total Population • 0-9 27,429 • 10-19 35,748 • 20-29 39,823 • 30-39 36,647 • 40-49 27,592 • 50-59 20,820 • 60-69 26,996 • 70+ 37,613

  19. Lack of visual warning systems in public places Unsupportive community Insufficient services provided by the State Unaffordable appropriate assistive device Not benefiting from Educational Facilities Inability to overcome daily living problems Not able to use communication devices Not able to benefit from visual broadcasting 38.60% 38.19% 57.76% 52.83% 33.01% 35.22% 38.00% 28.55% Reported Difficulties

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