Actor Ranveer Singh has been constantly working towards raising the issues faced by the Deaf community. He has also been urging authorities to consider and declare Indian Sign Language (ISL) as the 23rd official language of India. The actor is lauding the steps taken by India to make textbooks and other educational material accessible for deaf children using sign language.
Speaking about the same, Ranveer shared in a statement, “The news of NCERT textbooks being made available digitally in ISL for students in standard 1-5, is a huge step forward in a truly inclusive society. Inclusivity leads to accessibility and our leaders identifying this requirement make me proud and hopeful for what’s to come in 2022.”
The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has signed an MoU with the Indian Sign Language Research and Training Centre (ISLRTC) to aid deaf children with educational material using sign language. The availability of NCERT textbooks in Indian Sign Language (ISL) will ensure that hearing-impaired children can also now access educational resources and it will be a useful and much needed resource for teachers, teacher educators, parents and the hearing-impaired community.
Ranveer further added, “The National Education Policy 2020 is a progressive move much needed by the Deaf community and the nation and I commend this big step. This is an important start to equalise the playing field for the 70 lakh + citizens of the Deaf community. With my personal endeavour at IncInk, I will continue to be the loudspeaker for the community till their basic rights is met and we are slowly but surely getting there.”
On the work front, Ranveer will be soon seen in Akshay Kumar and Katrina Kaif’s ‘Sooryavanshi’ in a special appearance. He also has ’83, ‘Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani’, ‘Takht’ and ‘Jayeshbhai Zordaar’.