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Dehumanising Malawi hospitals fail mothers with impairments
More than 1.7 million people in the country live with disabilities, but the hospital system is not set up for them, so they suffer indignity and worse
Learn the latest official language at the Wits Plus Language School
South African Sign Language is our 12th official language – and now you can learn it
Deaf deserve to be heard
Recognition of South African Sign Language as an official language will help bring deaf people in from margins of society
International Day of Sign Languages: South African sign language must be promoted
The Schools Act considers South African sign language as an official language for the purposes of learning in a public school
Signing a path to freedom for the deaf
If South African Sign Language is recognised as one of the country’s official languages, it will considerably ease many of the deaf community’s problems of access, education and…
How coronavirus is affecting Kenya’s hearing impaired citizens
A deaf man in Kenya spread the message of Covid-19 when he realised a million hearing impaired people were left out of the conversation
Meet Doctor Fundile Nyati: South Africa’s own online medical mythbuster
The employee health and wellness specialist is using social media to combat misinformation about Covid-19