Ghana: ‘There is need for national policy on sign language in public communication’

At an event marking International Week of the Deaf in Accra, Telecel Ghana’s General Manager of Commercial Operations, Mercy Dawn Akude, called for a national policy that formally incorporates sign language into the country’s public communication framework.

Speaking under the global theme “No human rights without sign language,” Ms Akude stressed that sign language is not merely a tool of communication, but a matter of identity, dignity, and respect for the Deaf community.

“When…