Chilean Sign Language

There is variation within the language depending on factors such as geographical location, age, and educational background.

[2] Mainly spoken all across Chile In 2004, it had been estimated that about 292,700 people (1.8%) of the Chilean population had some type of auditory deficiency.

Fondo Nacional de la Discapacidad (FONADIS) is the government department responsible for the providing services.

For example, in the country's capital, Santiago, students are only identified as speech only or sign only and learn in different environments.

[2] LSCh has a couple of standard Spanish-to-LSCh dictionaries, such as the Diccionario Bilingüe Lengua de Señas Chilena-Español.

The Chilean fingerspelling alphabet (view from listener)