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Ranveer Singh: Important start to equalise playing field
Updated On: 28 October, 2021 06:54 AM IST | Mumbai | Mohar Basu
Ranveer, who petitioned govt to recognise Indian Sign Language as country’s 23rd official language, lauds NCERT for rolling out textbooks in ISL for deaf children
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Often, it takes small but sustained measures to effect change. Ranveer Singh, over the past two years, has been highlighting the issues faced by the Deaf community. In May 2020, the actor petitioned the government to recognise Indian Sign Language (ISL) as the country’s 23rd official language. His efforts seem to be bringing about a significant shift — the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) signed an MoU with the Indian Sign Language Research and Training Centre (ISLRTC) last year, to aid deaf children with educational material in sign language. Taking the plan forward, the texts — spread over 490 modules and designed for students from first to fifth standard — were uploaded on Diksha Portal of NCERT earlier this month.
Lauding the step, Singh says, “The news of NCERT textbooks being made available digitally in ISL is a huge step forward in [creating] an inclusive society. [The fact that] our leaders have identified this movement makes me proud and hopeful for what is to come in 2022.” Textbooks for standards six to eight are expected to be converted to ISL over the next year.
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