Right to use sign language in educational programmes

Dr. Dilip Deshmukh
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/ #341 Sign Language - Linguistic Human Right of the Deaf

2010-09-26 10:38

Just by igonarance, misunderstanding, & misconception; speech dominated hearing society imposed 'Oralism' in the infamous congress of Milan in 1880 and created 'Artificial Disability'.  Still right to use 'Sign Language' is denied at many places and situations including deaf education especially in developing countries. Above all in recent past, 'Cochlear Implant' is treated as a remedy for this 'Artificial Disability'. Disgusting!  We have to strive hard and do every attempt and effort to orient and implement 'Bilingualism in Deaf Education' to regain human diginity and identity for the deaf.