Around 18 million deaf Indian citizens will be able to follow all details of Narendra Modi’s oath-taking ceremony on Monday with sign language interpretation facilities for the first time in India.
Three sign language interpreters would be at duty to ensure that the oath-taking of Modi is made available to deaf citizens of India, the Disabled Rights Group (DRG) said in a statement on Saturday.
“This is a historic first. It has been a long-standing demand on the part of the Indian disability movement that at all important public events, sign language interpretation should be made available so that deaf people are not left out and the event is made accessible for them,” said DRG convenor, Javed Abidi.