Lecture 5: •Overview of Deaf Education in Nigeria Lecture Objectives: •By the end of the lecture, students will be able to: •Explain how deaf education started in Nigeria •Mention individuals who played a role in the development of deaf education in Nigeria • Elucidate the contribution of each of the individuals to the development of deaf education in Nigeria •Mention some facts and figures with respect to deaf people in Nigeria •Exhibit correct signs for question words and some verbs. • • Timeline in the development of deaf education in Nigeria •1957: a group of missionaries from the Lutheran Church decided to have social interaction with Deaf people in Lagos under the aegis of “friends of the deaf” •1958: Dr. Andrew Forster, an African-American graduate of Gallaudet University visited Ibadan in Nigeria, and some West African countries on familiarization visits preparatory to his plans to establish deaf Churches in those places •1960: Dr. Forster started a Church school in Ibadan called the Christian Mission for the Deaf •During his visits to nurture the deaf Church, Dr. Forster also persuaded many deaf Nigerians to attend Gallaudet College Timeline contd: •1970: a sizeable number of deaf Nigerians were given Government scholarships to study in Gallaudet College •1974: Kwara State Schools for the Handicapped was established by a Gallaudet returnee, Mr. Gabriel Adepoju •1974: another Gallaudet returnee, Dr. Pius Mba, helped establish the first special education Department in a Nigerian University – University of Ibadan. He became the first deaf Head of Department in a Nigerian University •1977: Plateau School for the Deaf was established by yet another Gallaudet returnee, Mr. Ezekiel Sambo •There are over 50 schools for the deaf in Nigeria at present • Profile of Deaf people in Nigeria •There is an estimated 4 million deaf people in Nigeria at present (a newspaper report called them “a growing army”. Punch newspaper, Feb 5 & 12) •40% of deaf Nigerians have no education. 30% have low education. 30% have some form of education •Deaf Nigerians can be found in works of life, example, Executive arms of government, Judiciary, Education sector, business and NGOS • • • Dr. Andrew Forster: He is the pioneer deaf educator in Ngieria Tanko Almakura is the Governor of Nassarawa State in North Central Nigeria. He is a cochlear implant user. He has a deaf son. 7 minutes break ASL practices: ‘wh’ questions and verbs •What when where who •Whose what’s up? •Come go buy sell •Walk run sit stand •work play give take •Laugh cry dance rest •Eat sleep teach learn •Clean up mess up cook serve •Draw paint read write