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What is sign language ?
Sign language is a form of communication in which hand gestures and movements, body language, and facial expressions are used instead of spoken words.
Deaf and hard of hearing people frequently use sign languages.
Sign languages are natural human languages that arose wherever deaf people gathered to form communities.
Sign languages are fully complex human languages that are on par with spoken languages at every level of linguistic organisation. This means that they, like spoken languages, have their own grammar and lexicon.
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sign language in india
In 2005, the National Curricular Framework (NCF) provided some legitimacy to sign language education, implying that sign languages may qualify as an optional third language choice for hearing students. In March 2006, NCERT included a chapter on sign language in a class III textbook, emphasising that it is a language like any other and “yet another mode of communication.” The goal was to promote positive attitudes toward people who are disabled.
Deaf communities, non-governmental organisations (NGOs), researchers, and other organisations that work for people with hearing disabilities, such as the All India Federation of the Deaf (AIFD) and the National Association of the Deaf (NAD), have worked hard to promote ISL. Until 2001, there were no formal classes for teaching ISL in India.
During this time, the Ali Yavar Jung National Institute of Hearing and the Handicapped (AYJNIHH) in Mumbai established an ISL cell. It launched the “Diploma in India Sign Language Interpreter Course.” The course curriculum aims to develop professional Sign language communication skills as well as the ability to interpret professionally. It also covered the basics of the Deaf community and culture. The course was later made available in regional centres.
Aside from AYJNIHH, organisations such as Indore’s Mook Badhir Sangathan and others offer ISL classes. Many non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in India use ISL to teach English as well as other academic and vocational courses. ISHARA (Mumbai), Deaf Way Foundation (Delhi), Noida Deaf Society, and others are among these non-governmental organisations (NGOs).
In India, two schools have been established to teach deaf students using a bilingual approach. The schools are the Bajaj Institute of Learning (BIL) in Dehradun and the Mook Badhir Sangathan in Indore. Apart from the establishment of organisations that serve Deaf people, India has seen an increase in sign language research. Wallang, 2007; Sinha, 2003, 2008/2013; Hidam, 2010; and Kulsheshtra, 2013 are examples of recent research developments.
Aside from these, researchers have continued to focus on the linguistic aspects of ISL varieties (Zeshan and Panda 2011, Panda 2011, Panda 2012). The establishment of the ISLRTC is one of the steps taken by the Indian government to promote sign language. However, the Research Center’s independence is currently a contentious issue that has yet to be resolved.
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