Since the late 1900s, there has been a growing emergence of resources, recognition, and support for the deaf people in Benin.
[2] An interview done by Anaïs Prévot on Paul Agboyidou, President of the Deaf School of Louho, and Raymond Sekpon, director of the CAEIS of Louho and President of the NGO ASUNOES-Benin, revealed that Beninese views on deafness still remain mostly negative.
According to Paul Agboyidou, people used to chew a leaf at a deaf person to insinuate that they are like sheep who all they do is graze.
[2] As of June 28, 2022, neonatal deafness screening was initiated at the Mother and Child University Hospital Center Jeanne Ebori Foundation (CHUMEJE) through the help of the National Health Insurance and Social Guarantee Fund (CNAMGS).
Under the leadership of Professor Simon Ategbo, this is part of the Health Department's launch of their assisted medical procreation (PMA).
[6] The screening is done while the child is sleeping by placing some ash in their ear and collecting sound emissions (the term "ash" is most likely a translation error within the article, most of the time a transmitter device is placed in the ear, please see Otoacoustic emission[original research?]).
[7] ASFA helped provide a deaf student with hearing aids through a donation from "Ecouter Voir" in Ollioules.
[12] The CAEIS applies an integrated method in order to ensure that both the deaf and hearing receive the same lessons.
[14] In 2005, they created the Center for the Promotion of Deaf Initiatives in Benin (CPISB) with support from France, Canada, and the Agence de la Francophonie.
[16] In 1957, Andrew Foster opened schools for the deaf in Africa in Accra, Ghana and Lagos, Nigeria.
[8] By 1976, the training center was able to send out its first deaf teachers to Togo, Benin, the Ivory Coast, and Senegal.
Created in 1977 by Andrew Foster, École Béninoise pour Sourds (EBS) was the first school for the deaf in Benin until the 90's.
[13] The teachers are all trained deaf professionals that offer a bilingual education in French-LSAO (West African Sign Language).
[2] Access to healthcare services in Sub-Saharan Africa is limited by the lack of communication between DHH individuals and their families.
[18] Communication between healthcare workers and deaf patients as well as a lack of health knowledge prevents better access to DHH people.
[19] Deaf people have reported that healthcare workers rude to them or outright negligent which further discourages DHH individuals from accessing health services.
[18] Many DHH people are severely undereducated leading to a lack of health-related information, especially sexual and reproductive issues.
[18] Treatment, medication, and transportation costs are all struggles for many in the deaf community since many people are unemployed or have low paying jobs.