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Deaf demand recognition for sign language
Saturday December 03, 2011 09:53:26 PM,
IANS
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New Delhi:
Thousands of deaf people Saturday demanded official recognition
for sign language, saying that they have not been heard in 64
years of independence.
In a rally held in the national capital, over 4,000 deaf people
from all over the country gathered for a march on World Disabled
Day, observed Dec 3, to demand official recognition for sign
language.
"Imagine life as a deaf person in the country. You cannot go to
school, you cannot watch TV and god forbid if you have to go to
police station or hospital for an emergency," said A.S. Narayanan,
secretary of the National Association of the Deaf (NAD).
The association has also written to Home Minister P. Chidambaram
on its demand.
"Imagine going to catch a train and not being able to hear the
announcement that your train has been delayed or postponed or the
platform number where the train was supposed to come has suddenly
changed. There are no visual announcements for the deaf,"
Narayanan said.
Watching television or going to the movies is something Rahul
Salaskar, a march participant from Pune and a member of deaf
friendship club, has never enjoyed as there are no sub-titles.
On his first trip to Delhi, Salaskar said: "I am very happy to be
a part of this march and hope the government recognises and
fulfils our demands."
India is home to 18 million hearing impaired people, according to
the NAD, which organised the march.
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