The burden of our failure to connect with the hearing-impaired should weigh heavily upon our conscience, writes Alka Jain
: Wednesday, May 26, 2021, 2:30 AM IST The burden of our failure to connect with the hearing-impaired should weigh heavily upon our conscience, writes Alka Jain As per the 2011 Census, the total population of the hearing impaired in India is about 50 lakh. Sadly, a vast majority of parents of hearing-impaired children have also not learnt sign language. It would be wishful thinking to hope that schools make the Indian Sign Language (ISL) a mandatory subject. Perhaps, we, the people, will take up this responsibility on our own. Puneet (C), at the Multi Skills Centre for the Deaf, with her stu...