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World Sign Language Day: Kenya passes law to ensure right to interpreters
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9/24/2024
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Sign TV is a private Kenyan channel created for the deaf community.
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It airs daily shows on everything from entertainment to health, all in sign language.
00:33
Mainstream TV channels are also becoming more inclusive, with news broadcasts featuring
00:38
sign language interpreters.
00:40
It's estimated that three million Kenyans are deaf and many live on the margins of society.
00:45
For the first time, the government is organising a disability expo where they're promoting
00:50
hearing aids.
01:07
But hearing aids are expensive.
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They can cost up to three times an average salary.
01:12
That's why the state is encouraging the use of Kenyan sign language and training about
01:17
150 people each year.
01:32
The government is urging all teachers, doctors and civil servants to learn the national sign
01:38
It is Kenyatta Hospital which has sponsored me and they have actually released me to come
01:44
and do the sign language because I could be of help to the hospital.
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A law passed last April requires every school to have a sign language interpreter.
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But it will take time for this to be fully implemented.
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Currently, fewer than 2% of deaf children have access to appropriate education.
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