Deaf in Switzerland


Population
Largest Religion
Christian
Evangelical
Progress
Progress Gauge

Introduction / History

Switzerland probably has the most complex sign language situation in all of Europe. There are four official verbal languages in Switzerland (French, German, Italian and Romansch.) Three of these geo/political area have their own regional variety of sign. These include Swiss-French Deaf schools (more western Switzerland), Swiss-German Deaf schools (more in the middle of Switzerland), Swiss-Italian Deaf schools (more in the southern part) of Switzerland.


What Are Their Lives Like?

Like elsewhere, the deaf in Switzerland must learn to adapt to a hearing world. Because of their special communication needs, they are at a disadvantage in school and the workplace.


What Are Their Beliefs?

In the Swiss-German part of Switzerland there are at least six churches and at one church they have an informal Bible College for Deaf. There appear to be active Deaf Christians in Switzerland who are in active outreach programs to reach other Deaf, but t


What Are Their Needs?

Understanding of the scripture is poor due to a low literacy level in any of the four official languages in Switzerland. There are no Deaf schools for the Romansch Language in the eastern part of Switzerland and any Deaf born in that area usually go to th


Prayer Items

Pray for more people to reach out to the Deaf in Switzerland with the gospel and to disciple them.
Pray for Deaf Christians to reach the Deaf in Switzerland.
Pray for Christians to help the Deaf with job skills and job needs.


Scripture Prayers for the Deaf in Switzerland.


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Profile Source:   Joshua Project  

People Name General Deaf
People Name in Country Deaf
Pronunciation def
Alternate Names
Population this Country 18,000
Population all Countries 50,266,000
Total Countries 216
Indigenous Yes
Progress Scale 3
Unreached No
Frontier People Group No
GSEC 1  (per PeopleGroups.org)
Pioneer Workers Needed
PeopleID3 19007
ROP3 Code 114916
Country Switzerland
Region Europe, Western
Continent Europe
10/40 Window No
National Bible Society Website
Persecution Rank Not ranked
Country Switzerland
Region Europe, Western
Continent Europe
10/40 Window No
National Bible Society Website
Persecution Rank Not ranked

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Primary Religion: Christianity
Major Religion Percent
Buddhism
0.48 %
Christianity  (Evangelical Unknown)
75.76 %
Ethnic Religions
0.23 %
Hinduism
0.56 %
Islam
6.05 %
Non-Religious
14.82 %
Other / Small
2.10 %
Unknown
0.00 %

Primary Language:  Swiss-German Sign Language

Bible Translation Status:  Unspecified

Resource Type Resource Name Source
None reported  
Photo Source (Representative photo)
Kate Nelson/AusAID - Wikimedia  Creative Commons 
Profile Source Joshua Project 
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