Rwanda: Why Sign Language Dictionary Project Stalled

2 September 2020

In reality, there are people living with deaf disability who can't access essential services because they can't communicate effectively with providers of these services

Since 2014, National Commission for Persons with Disabilities (NCPD) and Rwanda National Union of the Deaf (RNUD), with support from Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO), embarked on a project of writing a comprehensive sign language dictionary.

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