In terms of an established deaf community, one of the brightest spots on the African continent is South Africa. South Africa's deaf community is well-established and even has something that we lack in the United States. One web source said that in 1998 there were at least four million deaf and hard of hearing people in South Africa.
The National Association of the Deaf (NAD) mourns the passing of NAD President Emeritus Robert G. Sanderson of Roy, Utah who passed away on February 25, 2012, just 5 days after his 92nd birthday.