This is a post from BibleTech, a conference focused on the intersection of the Bible and Technology. The conference was held March 25-26th, 2011 in Seattle Washington. Check them out at BibleTechConference.com
Neil Rees of the British & Foreign Bible Society delivered an interesting session about deafness, sign language and Bible translation.
Anyone who has a significant level of hearing loss is considered deaf, representing about 2% of the population. This 2% is further categorized in those who are “post-lingually deaf” (those who become deaf after having learned to speak) and “pre-lingually deaf” (those who were already deaf before they learned to speak). [Read more…] about BibleTech: “The Challenge of Sign Languages”