Right to use sign language in educational programmes

Allison Sambrook
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/ #520 The Universal Declaration of Human Rights

2010-10-03 10:39

Please read the United Nations's universal declaration of human right, more specifically, article 2.

"Everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration, without distinction of any kind, such as race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status. Furthermore, no distinction shall be made on the basis of the political, jurisdictional or international status of the country or territory to which a person belongs, whether it be independent, trust, non-self-governing or under any other limitation of sovereignty."

Denying deaf people to communicate in sign language in educational programmes is denying their human rights and freedoms. Moreover, deaf people cannot receive information in the normal channels, therefore, they rely on receiving information visually. Sign language is a visual language. Without that, deaf people will struggle with language developments, which results further language delays. That will cause averse impacts on deaf person, deaf community, and the society.