Bible Access in Sign Languages
Every person is worthy to have the Bible in their language — including every sign language.
So, we celebrate Bible translation progress that is reaching the hands and hearts of Deaf communities around the world. Below you can see the All Access Goals for 2033, reflecting the work of Deaf Bible Society with other organizations in an alliance called illumiNations.
Together, we can reach these sign languages and many more!
Country Language # of Signers All Access
Goal
All Access
Progress
All Access
% Completed
Translation
Status
ETA
Angola Angolan Sign Language 159,000 NTE
20.38% Active 2033
Argentina Argentine Sign Language 60,000 NTE
6.15% Active 2159
Armenia Armenian Sign Language 3,150 Portions
96.00% Active
Australia Auslan Sign Language 10,100 NTE
41.54% Active
Azerbaijan Azerbaijani Sign Language 30,000 NTE
56.54% Active 2032
Belarus Sign Language in Belarus 96,000 NTE
1.15% Active 2131
Brazil Brazilian Sign Language 630,000 Full Bible
0.49% Active 2363
Bulgaria Bulgarian Sign Language 21,000 NTE
42.58% Active 2035
Burkina Faso Burkina Faso Sign Language 102,000 NTE
1.92% Active 2084
Burundi Burundian Sign Language 58,000 NTE
62.49% Active 2030
China--Hong Kong Hong Kong Sign Language 8,200 NTE
5.77% Active 2078
Colombia Colombian Sign Language 151,000 Full Bible
16.91% Active 2064
Costa Rica Costa Rican Sign Language 15,000 NTE
9.90% Active 2047
Cuba Cuba Sign Language 34,000 NTE
0.88% Active 2297
Cyprus Cyprus Sign Language 1,200 Portions
4.00% Active 2059
Democratic Republic of the Congo DRC Sign Language 150,000 NTE
24.23% Active 2032
Denmark Danish Sign Language 6,110 NTE
11.92% Active 2047
Dominican Republic Dominican Sign Language 32,000 NTE
31.15% Active 2030
Egypt Egyptian Sign Language 500,000 Full Bible
2.03% Active
El Salvador Salvadoran Sign Language 26,000 NTE
31.54% Active 2044
Estonia Estonian Sign Language 1,500 Portions
512.00% 2021
Ethiopia Ethiopian Sign Language 560,000 Full Bible
8.88% Active
Finland Finnish Sign Language 5,000 NTE
4.62% Active 2075
France French Sign Language 103,400 NTE
9.23%
Georgia Georgian Sign Language 19,000 NTE
36.92% Active 2029
Germany German Sign Language 80,600 NTE
73.85% Active
Ghana Ghanaian Sign Language 152,000 NTE
57.87% Active 2030
Greece Greek Sign Language 11,000 NTE
0.38% Inactive 2562
Guatemala Guatemalan Sign Language 50,000 NTE
1.92% Active
Honduras Honduras Sign Language 40,000 NTE
14.62% Active 2078
Hungary Hungarian Sign Language 11,200 NTE
0.38% Active
India Indian Sign Language 810,000 Full Bible
23.09% Active 2046
India Sign Language in Andhra Pradesh 423,000 NTE
37.87% Inactive
India Sign Language in Karnataka 306,000 NTE
37.87% Inactive
India Sign Language in Kerala 1,200,000 Full Bible
14.60% Inactive 2616
India Sign Language in Tamil Nadu 361,000 NTE
37.87% Inactive
India West Bengal Sign Language 450,000 NTE
14.41% Active 2062
Indonesia Indonesian Sign Language 810,000 Full Bible
0.00% Active
Japan Japanese Sign Language 126,000 NTE
100.00% 2023
Jordan Jordanian Sign Language 30,000 NTE
20.00% Active
Kazakhstan Sign Language in Kazakhstan 180,000 NTE
1.92% Active
Kenya Kenyan Sign Language 260,000 Full Bible
10.16% Active 2088
Kyrgyzstan Sign Language in Kyrgyzstan 57,000 NTE
0.38% Active 2130
Latvia Latvian Sign Language 2,000 Portions
40.00% Active 2030
Macedonia Macedonian Sign Language 2,000 Portions
100.00%
Malawi Malawian Sign Language 93,000 NTE
3.08% Active 2056
Malaysia Malaysian Sign Language 58,700 NTE
11.02% Active 2095
Mexico Mexican Sign Language 130,000 NTE
67.31% Active
Mozambique Mozambican Sign Language 150,000 NTE
38.54% Active
Myanmar Myanmar Sign Language 270,000 NTE
11.02% Active 2103
Nepal Nepalese Sign Language 20,000 NTE
11.95% Active 2071
Netherlands Sign Language of the Netherlands 17,300 NTE
1.92% Active 2186
Nigeria Nigerian Sign Language 800,000 Full Bible
8.28% Active
Paraguay Paraguayan Sign Language 15,000 NTE
5.77% Active 2177
Peru Peruvian Sign Language 98,000 NTE
13.08% Active 2039
Philippines Filipino Sign Language 540,000 Full Bible
2.58% Active
Puerto Rico Puerto Rican Sign Language 10,000 NTE
0.00% Active
Romania Romanian Sign Language 24,600 NTE
25.62% Active 2052
Russian Federation Russian Sign Language 909,000 Full Bible
14.90% Active 2066
Rwanda Rwandan Sign Language 33,500 NTE
16.92% Active 2055
South Africa South African Sign Language 235,000 NTE
37.58% Active
South Korea Korean Sign Language 308,000 NTE
9.23% Active 2037
South Sudan South Sudan Sign Language 55,000 NTE
37.38% Active 2028
Spain Catalan Sign Language 12,000 NTE
64.62% Active 2030
Spain Spanish Sign Language 60,000 NTE
57.69% Active 2032
Sri Lanka Sri Lankan Sign Language 73,300 NTE
14.73% Active
Tajikistan Tajik Sign Language 40,000 NTE
9.23% Active
Tanzania Moshi Arusha Sign Langauge 16,000 NTE
6.18% Active 2069
Tanzania Tanzanian Sign Language 290,000 NTE
56.73% Active 2032
Thailand Thai Sign Language 200,000 NTE
26.99% Active 2049
Turkmenistan Sign Language in Turkmenistan 18,000 NTE
8.85% Future
Uganda Ugandan Sign Language 160,000 NTE
61.37% Active 2030
Ukraine Ukrainian Sign Language 54,500 NTE
44.62% Active 2032
United States of America American Sign Language 729,260 Full Bible
108.52% 2020
Uruguay Uruguayan Sign Language 7,000 NTE
0.77% Active 2429
Venezuela Venezuelan Sign Language 86,000 NTE
0.77% Active
Vietnam Hanoi Sign Language 39,000 NTE
12.01% Active
Zambia Zambian Sign Language 14,400 NTE
16.15% Active 2034
Sign Language Bible Progress
Angola Angolan Sign Language
Total Signers: 159,000
All Access Goal: NTE
20.38%
Translation Status: Active
AAG Pace Completion Year: 2033
Argentina Argentine Sign Language
Total Signers: 60,000
All Access Goal: NTE
6.15%
Translation Status: Active
AAG Pace Completion Year: 2159
Armenia Armenian Sign Language
Total Signers: 3,150
All Access Goal: Portions
96.00%
Translation Status: Active
AAG Pace Completion Year: Unknown
Australia Auslan Sign Language
Total Signers: 10,100
All Access Goal: NTE
41.54%
Translation Status: Active
AAG Pace Completion Year: Unknown
Azerbaijan Azerbaijani Sign Language
Total Signers: 30,000
All Access Goal: NTE
56.54%
Translation Status: Active
AAG Pace Completion Year: 2032
Belarus Sign Language in Belarus
Total Signers: 96,000
All Access Goal: NTE
1.15%
Translation Status: Active
AAG Pace Completion Year: 2131
Brazil Brazilian Sign Language
Total Signers: 630,000
All Access Goal: Full Bible
0.49%
Translation Status: Active
AAG Pace Completion Year: 2363
Bulgaria Bulgarian Sign Language
Total Signers: 21,000
All Access Goal: NTE
42.58%
Translation Status: Active
AAG Pace Completion Year: 2035
Burkina Faso Burkina Faso Sign Language
Total Signers: 102,000
All Access Goal: NTE
1.92%
Translation Status: Active
AAG Pace Completion Year: 2084
Burundi Burundian Sign Language
Total Signers: 58,000
All Access Goal: NTE
62.49%
Translation Status: Active
AAG Pace Completion Year: 2030
China--Hong Kong Hong Kong Sign Language
Total Signers: 8,200
All Access Goal: NTE
5.77%
Translation Status: Active
AAG Pace Completion Year: 2078
Colombia Colombian Sign Language
Partner Organization:
Total Signers: 151,000
All Access Goal: Full Bible
16.91%
Translation Status: Active
AAG Pace Completion Year: 2064
Costa Rica Costa Rican Sign Language
Total Signers: 15,000
All Access Goal: NTE
9.90%
Translation Status: Active
AAG Pace Completion Year: 2047
Cuba Cuba Sign Language
Total Signers: 34,000
All Access Goal: NTE
0.88%
Translation Status: Active
AAG Pace Completion Year: 2297
Cyprus Cyprus Sign Language
Total Signers: 1,200
All Access Goal: Portions
4.00%
Translation Status: Active
AAG Pace Completion Year: 2059
Democratic Republic of the Congo DRC Sign Language
Total Signers: 150,000
All Access Goal: NTE
24.23%
Translation Status: Active
AAG Pace Completion Year: 2032
Denmark Danish Sign Language
Total Signers: 6,110
All Access Goal: NTE
11.92%
Translation Status: Active
AAG Pace Completion Year: 2047
Dominican Republic Dominican Sign Language
Total Signers: 32,000
All Access Goal: NTE
31.15%
Translation Status: Active
AAG Pace Completion Year: 2030
Egypt Egyptian Sign Language
Total Signers: 500,000
All Access Goal: Full Bible
2.03%
Translation Status: Active
AAG Pace Completion Year: Unknown
El Salvador Salvadoran Sign Language
Total Signers: 26,000
All Access Goal: NTE
31.54%
Translation Status: Active
AAG Pace Completion Year: 2044
Estonia Estonian Sign Language
Total Signers: 1,500
All Access Goal: Portions
512.00%
Translation Status:
AAG Pace Completion Year: 2021
Ethiopia Ethiopian Sign Language
Total Signers: 560,000
All Access Goal: Full Bible
8.88%
Translation Status: Active
AAG Pace Completion Year: Unknown
Finland Finnish Sign Language
Total Signers: 5,000
All Access Goal: NTE
4.62%
Translation Status: Active
AAG Pace Completion Year: 2075
France French Sign Language
Partner Organization:
Total Signers: 103,400
All Access Goal: NTE
9.23%
Translation Status:
AAG Pace Completion Year:
Georgia Georgian Sign Language
Total Signers: 19,000
All Access Goal: NTE
36.92%
Translation Status: Active
AAG Pace Completion Year: 2029
Germany German Sign Language
Total Signers: 80,600
All Access Goal: NTE
73.85%
Translation Status: Active
AAG Pace Completion Year: Unknown
Ghana Ghanaian Sign Language
Partner Organization:
Total Signers: 152,000
All Access Goal: NTE
57.87%
Translation Status: Active
AAG Pace Completion Year: 2030
Greece Greek Sign Language
Total Signers: 11,000
All Access Goal: NTE
0.38%
Translation Status: Inactive
AAG Pace Completion Year: 2562
Guatemala Guatemalan Sign Language
Total Signers: 50,000
All Access Goal: NTE
1.92%
Translation Status: Active
AAG Pace Completion Year: Unknown
Honduras Honduras Sign Language
Partner Organization:
Total Signers: 40,000
All Access Goal: NTE
14.62%
Translation Status: Active
AAG Pace Completion Year: 2078
Hungary Hungarian Sign Language
Total Signers: 11,200
All Access Goal: NTE
0.38%
Translation Status: Active
AAG Pace Completion Year: Unknown
India Indian Sign Language
Total Signers: 810,000
All Access Goal: Full Bible
23.09%
Translation Status: Active
AAG Pace Completion Year: 2046
India Sign Language in Andhra Pradesh
Total Signers: 423,000
All Access Goal: NTE
37.87%
Translation Status: Inactive
AAG Pace Completion Year: Unknown
India Sign Language in Karnataka
Total Signers: 306,000
All Access Goal: NTE
37.87%
Translation Status: Inactive
AAG Pace Completion Year: Unknown
India Sign Language in Kerala
Total Signers: 1,200,000
All Access Goal: Full Bible
14.60%
Translation Status: Inactive
AAG Pace Completion Year: 2616
India Sign Language in Tamil Nadu
Total Signers: 361,000
All Access Goal: NTE
37.87%
Translation Status: Inactive
AAG Pace Completion Year: Unknown
India West Bengal Sign Language
Total Signers: 450,000
All Access Goal: NTE
14.41%
Translation Status: Active
AAG Pace Completion Year: 2062
Indonesia Indonesian Sign Language
Partner Organization:
Total Signers: 810,000
All Access Goal: Full Bible
0.00%
Translation Status: Active
AAG Pace Completion Year: Unknown
Japan Japanese Sign Language
Partner Organization:
Total Signers: 126,000
All Access Goal: NTE
100.00%
Translation Status:
AAG Pace Completion Year: 2023
Jordan Jordanian Sign Language
Total Signers: 30,000
All Access Goal: NTE
20.00%
Translation Status: Active
AAG Pace Completion Year: Unknown
Kazakhstan Sign Language in Kazakhstan
Total Signers: 180,000
All Access Goal: NTE
1.92%
Translation Status: Active
AAG Pace Completion Year: Unknown
Kenya Kenyan Sign Language
Total Signers: 260,000
All Access Goal: Full Bible
10.16%
Translation Status: Active
AAG Pace Completion Year: 2088
Kyrgyzstan Sign Language in Kyrgyzstan
Total Signers: 57,000
All Access Goal: NTE
0.38%
Translation Status: Active
AAG Pace Completion Year: 2130
Latvia Latvian Sign Language
Partner Organization:
Total Signers: 2,000
All Access Goal: Portions
40.00%
Translation Status: Active
AAG Pace Completion Year: 2030
Macedonia Macedonian Sign Language
Total Signers: 2,000
All Access Goal: Portions
100.00%
Translation Status:
AAG Pace Completion Year: Unknown
Malawi Malawian Sign Language
Total Signers: 93,000
All Access Goal: NTE
3.08%
Translation Status: Active
AAG Pace Completion Year: 2056
Malaysia Malaysian Sign Language
Partner Organization:
Total Signers: 58,700
All Access Goal: NTE
11.02%
Translation Status: Active
AAG Pace Completion Year: 2095
Mexico Mexican Sign Language
Partner Organization:
Total Signers: 130,000
All Access Goal: NTE
67.31%
Translation Status: Active
AAG Pace Completion Year: Unknown
Mozambique Mozambican Sign Language
Total Signers: 150,000
All Access Goal: NTE
38.54%
Translation Status: Active
AAG Pace Completion Year:
Myanmar Myanmar Sign Language
Total Signers: 270,000
All Access Goal: NTE
11.02%
Translation Status: Active
AAG Pace Completion Year: 2103
Nepal Nepalese Sign Language
Total Signers: 20,000
All Access Goal: NTE
11.95%
Translation Status: Active
AAG Pace Completion Year: 2071
Netherlands Sign Language of the Netherlands
Total Signers: 17,300
All Access Goal: NTE
1.92%
Translation Status: Active
AAG Pace Completion Year: 2186
Nigeria Nigerian Sign Language
Total Signers: 800,000
All Access Goal: Full Bible
8.28%
Translation Status: Active
AAG Pace Completion Year: Unknown
Paraguay Paraguayan Sign Language
Total Signers: 15,000
All Access Goal: NTE
5.77%
Translation Status: Active
AAG Pace Completion Year: 2177
Peru Peruvian Sign Language
Total Signers: 98,000
All Access Goal: NTE
13.08%
Translation Status: Active
AAG Pace Completion Year: 2039
Philippines Filipino Sign Language
Total Signers: 540,000
All Access Goal: Full Bible
2.58%
Translation Status: Active
AAG Pace Completion Year:
Puerto Rico Puerto Rican Sign Language
Total Signers: 10,000
All Access Goal: NTE
0.00%
Translation Status: Active
AAG Pace Completion Year: Unknown
Romania Romanian Sign Language
Partner Organization:
Total Signers: 24,600
All Access Goal: NTE
25.62%
Translation Status: Active
AAG Pace Completion Year: 2052
Russian Federation Russian Sign Language
Total Signers: 909,000
All Access Goal: Full Bible
14.90%
Translation Status: Active
AAG Pace Completion Year: 2066
Rwanda Rwandan Sign Language
Total Signers: 33,500
All Access Goal: NTE
16.92%
Translation Status: Active
AAG Pace Completion Year: 2055
South Africa South African Sign Language
Total Signers: 235,000
All Access Goal: NTE
37.58%
Translation Status: Active
AAG Pace Completion Year: Unknown
South Korea Korean Sign Language
Total Signers: 308,000
All Access Goal: NTE
9.23%
Translation Status: Active
AAG Pace Completion Year: 2037
South Sudan South Sudan Sign Language
Total Signers: 55,000
All Access Goal: NTE
37.38%
Translation Status: Active
AAG Pace Completion Year: 2028
Spain Catalan Sign Language
Partner Organization:
Total Signers: 12,000
All Access Goal: NTE
64.62%
Translation Status: Active
AAG Pace Completion Year: 2030
Spain Spanish Sign Language
Partner Organization:
Total Signers: 60,000
All Access Goal: NTE
57.69%
Translation Status: Active
AAG Pace Completion Year: 2032
Sri Lanka Sri Lankan Sign Language
Total Signers: 73,300
All Access Goal: NTE
14.73%
Translation Status: Active
AAG Pace Completion Year: Unknown
Tajikistan Tajik Sign Language
Total Signers: 40,000
All Access Goal: NTE
9.23%
Translation Status: Active
AAG Pace Completion Year: Unknown
Tanzania Moshi Arusha Sign Langauge
Total Signers: 16,000
All Access Goal: NTE
6.18%
Translation Status: Active
AAG Pace Completion Year: 2069
Tanzania Tanzanian Sign Language
Total Signers: 290,000
All Access Goal: NTE
56.73%
Translation Status: Active
AAG Pace Completion Year: 2032
Thailand Thai Sign Language
Partner Organization:
Total Signers: 200,000
All Access Goal: NTE
26.99%
Translation Status: Active
AAG Pace Completion Year: 2049
Turkmenistan Sign Language in Turkmenistan
Total Signers: 18,000
All Access Goal: NTE
8.85%
Translation Status: Future
AAG Pace Completion Year: Unknown
Uganda Ugandan Sign Language
Total Signers: 160,000
All Access Goal: NTE
61.37%
Translation Status: Active
AAG Pace Completion Year: 2030
Ukraine Ukrainian Sign Language
Partner Organization:
Total Signers: 54,500
All Access Goal: NTE
44.62%
Translation Status: Active
AAG Pace Completion Year: 2032
United States of America American Sign Language
Partner Organization:
Total Signers: 729,260
All Access Goal: Full Bible
108.52%
Translation Status:
AAG Pace Completion Year: 2020
Uruguay Uruguayan Sign Language
Total Signers: 7,000
All Access Goal: NTE
0.77%
Translation Status: Active
AAG Pace Completion Year: 2429
Venezuela Venezuelan Sign Language
Total Signers: 86,000
All Access Goal: NTE
0.77%
Translation Status: Active
AAG Pace Completion Year: Unknown
Vietnam Hanoi Sign Language
Total Signers: 39,000
All Access Goal: NTE
12.01%
Translation Status: Active
AAG Pace Completion Year: Unknown
Zambia Zambian Sign Language
Total Signers: 14,400
All Access Goal: NTE
16.15%
Translation Status: Active
AAG Pace Completion Year: 2034