Countries

No universal sign language.

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Europe · 6 countries South-East AsiaSE Asia · 6 countries East Asia · 5 countries South AsiaS. Asia · 3 countries Australia and New ZealandPacific · 2 countries North America · 3 countries South America · 5 countries Africa · 5 countries The GulfGulf · 3 countries

Europe · 6
South-East Asia · 6
East Asia · 5
South Asia · 3
Australia and New Zealand · 2
North America · 3
South America · 5
Africa · 5
The Gulf · 3

Europe, up close

United Kingdom France Germany Italy Spain Türkiye

South-East Asia, up close

Thailand Malaysia Singapore Indonesia Philippines Vietnam

East Asia, up close

China South Korea Japan Taiwan Hong Kong

South Asia, up close

Pakistan India Bangladesh

Australia and New Zealand, up close

Australia New Zealand

North America, up close

Canada United States Mexico

South America, up close

Colombia Peru Brazil Chile Argentina

Africa, up close

Egypt Nigeria Uganda Kenya South Africa

The Gulf, up close

Saudi Arabia Qatar United Arab Emirates

Every country has its own sign language — there is no universal one. Pick a country to see what access looks like there. Your country is not here yet.

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Every country has its own sign language, its own laws and its own gaps. So every country gets its own page — opened by a local Deaf creator, never dubbed.

In plain words

Pick your country on the map, or from the list below it. Each country page shows how many Deaf and blind people live there, which sign language is used, what the law says, and whether we have a partner there yet.

This page in sign language

Signed end to end by a Deaf creator, credited by name. International Sign on the global site; your national sign language on your country page.

International Sign Captions + transcript ship with the video. Read this instead

Every country page

The map and this list go to the same places. Use whichever suits you.

Live

A local Deaf creator, local proof, and a page kept current.

/phi
Philippines

Pilipinas

Filipino Sign Language (FSL)

Written: Filipino · English

Working with local partners

Looking for a partner

The country situation is real and researched. The partner is not found yet.

/esp
Spain

España

Spanish Sign Language (LSE)

Written: Español

Looking for a partner
/usa
United States

American Sign Language (ASL)

Written: English · Español

Looking for a partner
/gbr
United Kingdom

British Sign Language (BSL)

Written: English

Looking for a partner
/aus
Australia

Auslan (Auslan)

Written: English

Looking for a partner
/can
Canada

American Sign Language · Langue des signes québécoise (ASL / LSQ)

Written: English · Français

Looking for a partner
/jpn
Japan

日本

Japanese Sign Language (JSL)

Written: 日本語

Looking for a partner
/ind
India

भारत

Indian Sign Language (ISL)

Written: हिन्दी · English

Looking for a partner
/mas
Malaysia

Bahasa Isyarat Malaysia (BIM)

Written: Bahasa Malaysia · English

Looking for a partner
/ina
Indonesia

Bahasa Isyarat Indonesia (BISINDO)

Written: Bahasa Indonesia

Looking for a partner
/bra
Brazil

Brasil

Língua Brasileira de Sinais (Libras)

Written: Português

Looking for a partner
/tha
Thailand

ประเทศไทย

Thai Sign Language (TSL)

Written: ภาษาไทย

Looking for a partner
/fra
France

France

Langue des signes française (LSF)

Written: Français

Looking for a partner
/deu
Germany

Deutschland

Deutsche Gebärdensprache (DGS)

Written: Deutsch

Looking for a partner
/ita
Italy

Italia

Lingua dei segni italiana (LIS)

Written: Italiano

Looking for a partner
/nzl
New Zealand

Aotearoa

New Zealand Sign Language (NZSL)

Written: English · te reo Māori

Looking for a partner
/sgp
Singapore

Singapura

Singapore Sign Language (SgSL)

Written: English · 中文 · Melayu · தமிழ்

Looking for a partner
/kor
South Korea

대한민국

Korean Sign Language (KSL)

Written: 한국어

Looking for a partner
/tpe
Taiwan

臺灣

Taiwan Sign Language (TSL)

Written: 華語 · 台語 · 客語

Looking for a partner
/chn
China

中国

Chinese Sign Language (CSL)

Written: 中文

Looking for a partner
/hkg
Hong Kong

香港

Hong Kong Sign Language (HKSL)

Written: 中文 · English

Looking for a partner
/vie
Vietnam

Việt Nam

Vietnamese sign languages (VSL)

Written: Tiếng Việt

Looking for a partner
/arg
Argentina

Argentina

Lengua de Señas Argentina (LSA)

Written: Español

Looking for a partner
/mex
Mexico

México

Lengua de Señas Mexicana (LSM)

Written: Español

Looking for a partner
/ken
Kenya

Kenya

Kenyan Sign Language (KSL)

Written: Kiswahili · English

Looking for a partner
/rsa
South Africa

South Africa

South African Sign Language (SASL)

Written: isiZulu · isiXhosa · Afrikaans · English · 7 more

Looking for a partner
/uga
Uganda

Uganda

Ugandan Sign Language (USL)

Written: English · Luganda · Kiswahili

Looking for a partner
/ngr
Nigeria

Nigeria

Nigerian Sign Language (NSL)

Written: English · Hausa · Yoruba · Igbo

Looking for a partner
/uae
United Arab Emirates

الإمارات

Emirati Sign Language (ESL)

Written: العربية · English

Looking for a partner
/qat
Qatar

قطر

Qatari Sign Language (QSL)

Written: العربية · English

Looking for a partner
/ksa
Saudi Arabia

السعودية

Saudi Sign Language (SSL)

Written: العربية

Looking for a partner
/ban
Bangladesh

বাংলাদেশ

Bangla Sign Language (BdSL)

Written: বাংলা

Looking for a partner
/pak
Pakistan

پاکستان

Pakistan Sign Language (PSL)

Written: اردو · English

Looking for a partner
/egy
Egypt

مصر

Egyptian Sign Language (Egyptian SL)

Written: العربية

Looking for a partner
/chi
Chile

Chile

Lengua de Señas Chilena (LSCh)

Written: Español

Looking for a partner
/col
Colombia

Colombia

Lengua de Señas Colombiana (LSC)

Written: Español

Looking for a partner
/tur
Türkiye

Türkiye

Turkish Sign Language (TİD)

Written: Türkçe

Looking for a partner
/per
Peru

Perú

Lengua de Señas Peruana (LSP)

Written: Español · Quechua

Looking for a partner

your country
Not here yet?

Pages open where there is a local Deaf creator, one real local fact, and someone to keep it current. Tell us about your country — or suggest a partner we should talk to.

Our rule

A thin page is worse than no page.

A country page is a production commitment. Two kinds exist, and we say which is which:

A full page opens when a local Deaf creator has recorded it in the national sign language — named and paid — there is at least one real local fact with a source, and someone owns keeping it current.
A page with an open partner search carries the country's real situation and numbers, names the sign language, and says plainly that we have no partner there yet. It claims no traction, because there is none to claim.

What you will not find is a country page that implies work we have not done.

What every country page carries

The numbers Deaf and hard of hearing, blind and low vision, and how many people sign — each with its source, or an honest gap.
The language The national sign language, named, with its ISO code. This is the credibility marker with every Deaf community.
The law What is already mandated there, and where the comprehension gap stands.
The status Whether we have a partner there — and if not, how to suggest one.