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the visual-manual modality in but for all to ensure that we
which a person communicates provide a welcoming society
with the help of gestures for them. Taking a step forward,
to convey meaning. In the ISLRTC in collaboration with
past seven years, ISLRTC has Federal Institute of Science and
developed a visual dictionary of Technology, Kerala, launched
approximately 10,000 words. the ‘Sign Learn App’ on the Sign
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To ensure equal Language Day, 23 September
opportunities in education for 2022.
children, National Education Various of these initiatives
Policy, 2020 recommends for have started to bear fruits now.
standardization of the ISL across Pooja from Haryana was not able
the nation and the development to communicate with her son.
of National and State curriculum After getting trained in Indian
materials for use by students with Sign Language, the lives of both
hearing impairment. To execute mother and son have become
this, NCERT, along with ISLRTC easier. Tinkaji, whose six-year-old
started developing ISL video daughter is hearing-impaired,
books from Class I to Class XII underwent Indian Sign Language
in 2020. So far, the organization training and now she can easily
has launched e-content in ISL converse with her. Manju ji from
for Class I to Class VI. The video Kerala was not able to hear
dictionary and NCERT e-content since birth, her parents were also
can be accessed on DIKSHA hearing-impaired. Today, Indian
platform. Sign Language has become
Learning ISL is important not a means of communication
only for those who can’t hear for the whole family. Manju ji
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