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Sign language in schools by Ananda Kannangara Approximately 60,000 Sri Lankans are suffering from hearing impairment at present and taking this into consideration, the Government must introduce a universal sign language to our school curricula for the betterment of the future generation, The Employers' Federation of Ceylon Director-General Gotabaya Dasanayaka said. He made these observations at the 34th AGM of the National Council for the Deaf (NCD) held in Colombo on Friday. Senior Director, NCD Mrs. Maud Senaratna presided. While appreciating the work currently rendered by the National Institute of Education (NIE) to develop and standardize the Sinhala sign language, Dasanayaka said that more work needs to be done by the NIE in this regard. He said unfortunately a large number of them like others with different disabilities live their lives without equal opportunities in society. "However the WFD should promote a universal sign language for the benefit of this 80 million people and it would become a very influential means of international communication," he said. Dasanayaka also said if such a universal language is introduced, it should be based on English sign language system, since English is widely used in the world today. He also thanked the NCD for the tireless service rendered for hearing impaired population in the country by conducting medical clinics, conducting schools for deaf students and granting vocational training for them. |
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