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Indian Sign Language: Opening New
          Windows for Hearing-Impaired Indians



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            In the 93  episode of 'Mann    has helped them in their learning
        ki  Baat',  Prime Minister  Narendra   experience.
        Modi   mentioned   about   the        Lucky   Shah,   a   student,
        hearing-impaired   citizens  of    highlighted      how       the
        India and the challenges that      establishment of ISLRTC has
        they face in day-to-day life due   made    educational  materials
        to lack of communication modes.    easily accessible to hearing-
        To provide an equal ground of      impaired   students.   Shivam
        opportunities,  the Government     Goel,  another student  at  ISLRTC
        of India established Indian Sign   said, “Earlier, the majority of the
        Language Training and Research     population didn’t understand sign
        Centre  in 2015.  Today,  ISLRTC   language  that hearing-impaired
        is working to develop the ISL      people used, they weren’t aware
        and provide study materials to     that we have our own distinct
        hearing-impaired students.         culture. This condition created
            The team of Doordarshan        a lot of barriers for us. But ever
        talked to the students at ISLRTC   since  the Hon’ble  Prime  Minister
        to  know how  this  development    Shri Narendra Modi introduced
































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