I-Albuquerque inomphakathi oyisithulu oyisithulu, owodwa ngamasiko awo, amaqembu, izinhlangano, kanye nezikhungo. Umphakathi wezithulu wase-Albuquerque unezikole kanye nezikhungo zamasiko.
Izithulu zitholakala emisebenzini efanayo nokuzwa, futhi akumele kusimangaze ukuthi kukhona abaculi abayizithulu, abalobi, izinkondlo, othisha, amaqembu emidlalo yaseshashalazini, abenzi befilimu, abameli, odokotela, izintatheli kanye nabaprofesa, njengoba kunjalo endaweni yokuzwa.
Ukubalwa kwabantu kwe-US kulinganisa umphakathi waseNew Mexico oyisithulu cishe abangaba ngu-90 852, noma u-4.65% wabantu. Leyo nombolo ihlanganisa ukulahlekelwa kokuzwa okuhlukahlukene, futhi akubandakanyi abantu basejele; khumbula, noma kunjalo, ukuthi ukuhlolwa kwesimanje samanje kunesiphambeko; ngakho-ke izibalo zomhlaba wonke zilinganiselwe nje.
Ikhomishana ye-New Mexico yezibalo ezingenalwazi nezindlebe zokuzwa zibeka inani labantu abayizithulu esifundazweni ku-4,421 noma .22% wabantu. Inzima yokuzwa kwabantu baseNew Mexico ingaba ngu-13%.
Imasiko Engenalutho
Isiko lezithulu linamaphethini alo kanye nezimo zengqondo. Izithulu zenza imidlalo, imisebenzi yobuciko, omagazini, amabhayisikobho nokuningi okubhekiswe ezithulu nokuzwa okunzima. Izithulu zizizwa zikhululekile ukuba zizungeze ezinye izithulu ngoba ulimi lwabo olubonwayo lubavumela ukuba bakhulume ngokukhululekile. Lolu limi, uLimi LwaseMelika LwaseMelika, noma i-ASL, lulimi olwenziwe nge-syntax yalo nencazelo.
I-Deaf Culture Centre e-Albuquerque ibamba izenzakalo ezibandakanya amakilasi olimi lwezandla zokuqala umphakathi ozwayo onentshisekelo ekufundeni okwengeziwe nangokuxhumana nezithulu.
I-New Mexico Association Yezithulu iqhuba i-campout yonyaka ezindaweni ezahlukene ngonyaka. Uma usanda ku-New Mexico, lezi zenzakalo ziyindlela enhle yokuhlangana nabanye abantu abayizithulu nabanzima bokuzwa.
Inhlangano ibuye ibambe izingqungquthela zonyaka; hlola ikhasi labo lewebhu ukuze uthole imininingwane.
Ulwimi lwezandla
Ulimi lwezandla ulimi oluthile lwesithulu. Ngenxa yokungakwazi kwabo ukuzwa, ulimi lwezithulu lwe-ASL lubukeka ngokuyinhloko, ne-nuances ebalulekile ehanjiswa ngezindlela zobuso nokufakwa komzimba.
Kubantu abazwayo abanentshisekelo yokufunda ulimi lwezandla, amakilasi afundiswa ngeDeaf Culture Centre, kusukela ngo-Okthoba wonyaka ngamunye. Amakilasi angathathwa futhi eNew Mexico School for the Deaf.
IYunivesithi yaseNew Mexico inehlelo lolimi lwezandla kulabo abanesithakazelo sokuba abahumushi abaqinisekisile abayizithulu.