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Casual Day reminds us we need a society where the disabled can thrive
September is also Deaf Awareness Month with the International Day of Sign Languages (23 September) and the International Week of the Deaf being observed
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
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
Excellence in Special Needs Teaching
‘Words cannot describe the emotions experienced by both learner and educator when a basic skill has been mastered’
Deaf pupils cheer sign of the times
Now that children can take sign language in matric, it will be easier to obtain a bachelor’s pass
NGO brings high hopes to the world of deaf children
Late diagnosis of the disability profoundly affects the development and future of youngsters.
Schools deaf, blind to pupils’ needs
Children with disabilities are not being properly catered to by SA’s so-called special schools.
Deaf staff get Balalaika hotel cooking
The Balalaika hotel in Johannesburg is breaking new ground, focusing on opportunities for hearing-impaired workers.
Mandela memorial interpreter: SA’s meaningless gestures
Following outrage from the deaf community about a possible fake deaf signer at Nelson Mandela’s memorial, the government has come to his defence.
‘Fake interpreter’ at Mandela memorial enrages deaf community
Reports questioning the validity of the sign language interpreter at Nelson Mandela’s memorial service has sparked outrage in the deaf community.