For the Deaf Community, Sign Language Equals Rights

By Human Rights Watch

Click to expand Image A deaf worker serves customers using sign language at Serona Kafe, in Bintaro, Banten province, Indonesia. The café deliberately employs deaf people to provide job opportunities for people with disabilities. © 2022 Aditya Irawan/NurPhoto via AP Today is International Day of Sign Languages, a day to celebrate this unique aspect of Deaf culture but also a time to reflect on the work needed to ensure greater inclusion for this community. Sign language allows people who are deaf or hard of hearing to enjoy rights just like anyone else, they are able to learn, work, and…

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