The Chamber of Deputies introduced urgent legislation and passed a proposal that would regulate the teaching of sign language for the deaf as well as the braille system for the blind in the Dominican Republic. This initiative by deputy Tobias Crespo calls for the Ministry of Higher Education (MESCYT) to promote training of sign language interpreters and to provide for the trained personnel to be utilized in the public education system to assist hearing-impaired students.
The legislation also obliges government institutions to use auditory and visual signs for these special individuals. The legislation now goes to the Senate for approval.
The deputies also passed legislation that enables Dominicans living abroad to opt for scholarships from the (MESCYT).
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El Dia
27 September 2018
