TIRANA, Sept 23 /ATA/ For the first time this year, the sign language program opens at the University of Tirana.
The news was announced by the Minister of Education and Sports, Ogerta Manastirliu, in a post on social networks.
“With Flori, along with the message that sign language is a linguistic right for people with hearing impairment around the world, we also have good news for the deaf community. For the first time, this year the sign language program opens at the University of Tirana, enabling their language to be recognized and taught at an academic level, breaking down barriers for students with special needs, with the aim of enabling their inclusion and participation in academic and student life”, Manastirliu said.
Sign languages are the first natural language of deaf people and therefore, deaf people have the right to express themselves through signs and should not be forced to use spoken language.
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