Signing of Sign Language Bill a victory for the deaf: SAHRC - SABC News

Teacher of sign language says:"I love you" with her hands.is victory for the deaf community.SAHRC Commissioner, Andre Gaum, says they are assessing the implications to ensure that institutions make services accessible to those who use sign language.

“It is a victory for the realising of the rights of people with disabilities, specifically deaf people. This will of course have huge implications. The Human Rights Commission has also started to assess the implications for the state in particular but also for itself, because sign language will have to be offered at state institutions also at the Human Rights Commission to make these institutions and it services more accessible to deaf people.

The Efata School For The Blind and Deaf near Mthatha in the Eastern Cape says this is not only an achievement for the country, but for the entire continent.INFOGRAPHIC: Countries that have recognised Sign Language as an official language:

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