Offer Deaf Children Education in Sign Language

(Sydney, October 17, 2013) Deaf children have a right to a quality education, like all other children, in a language and environment that maximizes their potential, Human Rights Watch said today. In a video released on October 18, 2013, in conjunction with a global conference in Sydney on equality for deaf people, Human Rights Watch shows some of the challenges faced by deaf children and young people, and the opportunities sign language education offers them.
Worldwide, deaf children and young people are often denied an education, including in sign language. There is a lack of teachers well-trained in sign language, and in many cases parents do not know that their children have a right to go to school and that they can learn if only given the opportunity.
For more information: http://www.hrw.org/news/2013/10/17/offer-deaf-children-education-sign-language