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Association of the Deaf Calls for Promotion of Sign Language.

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| May 11, 2012 | COPYRIGHT 2008 AllAfrica Global Media. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: Mohammed Suleman

Ghana National Association of the Deaf (GNAD) wants government to encourage more people to learn sign language and employ more sign language translators in order to promote equal participation in the country's educational system.

The Association laments that currently, the use of sign language and sign language interpretation are not being encouraged by the Ministry of Education, hence making it difficult for deaf people to get admission into schools.

"The use of sign language and sign language interpreters in schools are not being encouraged by the Education Ministry in the country and if an institution wishes to admit deaf …

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