CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Now NCERT under Ministry of Education will develop a Sign Language Module for Indian Sign Language.

Detailed explanation-2: -HISTORY OF THE INDIAN SIGN LANGUAGE It was Sibaji Panda, a deaf teacher, who created and introduced the first-ever formal training course in ISL at the Ali Yavar Jung National Institute of Speech and Hearing Disabilities (AYJNISHD), in 2001.

Detailed explanation-3: -ISL is taught in nearly 700 Indian schools, the language has its unique grammar and gestures, however, it also has some regional differences. The first formal training course of the Indian Sign Language (ISL) was created by Sibaji Panda, a deaf teacher, in 2001.

Detailed explanation-4: -To orient and train various groups, i.e. Govt. officials, teachers, professionals, community leaders and the public at large for understanding and using Indian Sign Language. To collaborate with organizations of the deaf and other institutions in the field of disability to promote and propagate Indian Sign Language.

Detailed explanation-5: -Indian Sign Language (ISL) is used in the deaf community all over India. But ISL is not used in deaf schools to teach deaf children.