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contributors  in the  process  of   app has clocked in 1,98,000+ users
        nation-building. With initiatives   belonging to not just India but also
        such as Indian  Sign  Language     countries like Bangladesh, USA, UK
        Training and Research Centre,      and Turkey.
        the Government has taken a            When the Central Government
        big leap forward. Even DEF works   announced its decision to formally
        on this philosophy. It not just    introduce Indian Sign Language
        provides academic support &        in schools, we were thrilled that
        skill development opportunities to   our  country  has  finally  begun
        deaf students to help them secure   to recognize the importance of
        work but also hosts sign language   Indian Sign Language  in bringing
        workshops at places of education,   people together. The thought that
        work & other public utility areas   someday people wouldn’t feel the
        to spread awareness about deaf     need for an interpreter to express
        culture.                           themselves gave me an assurance
            Another major initiative that   that the future of the Indian deaf
        will have a long-term impact       community is finally looking better
        on mainstreaming persons with      and brighter by the day. This is just
        hearing impairment in terms        the beginning of a new dawn where
        of  education   and   economic     inclusivity would no longer be
        opportunities  is the  Indian Sign   called a distant dream but reality
        Language dictionary. We have       slowly shaping itself. All we request
        seen extraordinary efforts from    from our Hon'ble Prime Minister Shri
        the Government as well as civil    Narendra Modi is to accord the
        society in developing the ISL      Indian Sign Language as one of the
        dictionary. ISLRTC has come up     official  languages  of  this  country
        with 3 editions of its ISL dictionary.   thereby valuing the culture of the
        In fact, we launched the DEF ISL   'deafizens' of this land.
        mobile dictionary in 2018 so as
        to spread the knowledge of Sign    Scan the QR code to know Shri
                                           T.K.M. Sandeep's view on the
        Language to a larger number
                                           Government's initiatives for
        of people. Today, we are glad to
                                           the hearing-impaired people
        inform you that we have translated
        over 60,000+ English words into
        Indian Sign Language and the

















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