Teachers of deaf schools from four states to learn Sign Language in Mysuru
Teachers from deaf schools in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, and Kerala are attending the national training programme on Basic Indian Sign Language that began at the All India Institute of Speech and Hearing here on Monday. An initiative of the Centre for AAC and Sign Language, AIISH, and the Indian Sign Language Research and Training Centre, New Delhi, the programme aims to train the teachers of deaf schools in the basics of Indian sign language through hands-on practical sessions. She appreciated the AIISH for conducting the training program on Basic Indian Sign Language that enables the teachers of deaf schools to communicate effectively with deaf children. Prof. Pushpavathi M., in her presidential address, said that the services of AIISH Sign Language Centre have been extended to the judiciary for the interpretation of deaf victims during court hearings.
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