IGNOU plans training centre for hearing disabled
Saturday August 20, 2011 03:20:04 PM,
IANS
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New
Delhi:
The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) is planning to
set up a sign language institute for the hearing impaired and will
organise seminars and workshops for their empowerment, a
university statement said.
"The deaf adults should be able to go to the highest level for
which we will be conducting activities in different parts of the
country," said V.N. Rajasekharan, IGNOU vice-chancellor during a
meeting with National Association of the Deaf (NAD) and All India
Federation of Deaf (AIFD) for their views in setting up the
institute.
The vice-chancellor also said that the IGNOU will on regular basis
conduct meetings with these associations.
The central government recently approved the establishment of an
Indian Sign Language Research and Training Centre (ISLRTC),
initially on project basis for a period of five years, as an
autonomous centre of the IGNOU.
During recruitment of the faculty, the IGNOU said, preference
should be given to deaf candidates. "We shall appoint deaf staff
on probationary basis for the proposed centre," said Rajasekharan.
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