New Delhi, July 11 -- Learning English language skills is important for deaf persons to enhance career prospects, enable effective communication, and promote their inclusion in mainstream society.
This was stated by Secretary of Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPwD), Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment Rajesh Aggarwal here today, according to a statement from the ministry.
Speaking at the second day of the national workshop on 'Best Practices for Teaching English to Deaf Students Using Indian Sign Language (ISL)', he also advocated integrating technology to boost literacy and learning within the deaf community.
Aggarwal also stressed that Indian Sign Language (ISL) should be recognised as the first languag...