Ethiopia: Ministry Writes Textbooks in Sign Language

The Ministry of Education (MoE) has invested five million Birr in publishing sign language textbooks for preschool and high school students.

The Ministry has finalised the preparation of the books in collaboration with representatives from the nine regions and two city administrations. The books feature a comprehensive text in sign language and illustrations with descriptions in Amharic. The Ministry schedules to distributed the books during the next academic year.

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