Theme.- Sign up for Sign Language Rights
The Commission notes that the United Nations General
Assembly by its Resolution No. A/RES/72/161 adopted on 19 December 2017,
proclaimed the celebration of the International Day of Sign Languages (IDSL) on
23 September of each year, beginning in 2018, to raise awareness of the
importance of sign languages for the full realisation of the rights of deaf and
hard of hearing people and for promoting their social and economic integration.
The Commission emphasizes that among children
suffering from hearing impairment, deaf children particularly do not have
problems in learning or acquiring language, but rather they encounter problems
in accessing sign language, which delays their acquisition. This is not due to
hearing loss, but to political and sociological factors that impede their
ability to access a sign language rich environment.
The Commission is pleased to note that out of the 220
recommendations accepted by the State during the adoption of the Report of
Cameroon on 26 March 2024 after undergoing the fourth cycle of the Universal
Periodic Review (UPR), four are in favour of people with disabilities and have
been distributed by the CHRC to State structures as well as civil society
organisations (CSOs), each as far as it is concerned.
The Commission commends Government's efforts to
promote and protect the rights of individuals with hearing impairments,
deafness and hearing loss, and to encourage their development in society, in
particular through the official launch by the Ministry of Social Affairs of the
We Ring the Bell campaign to raise awareness of schooling for children with
disabilities, with the theme of inclusive education, play and learning, for
families and communities of deaf people, on 8 May 2024.
The Commission welcomes the signing by the President
of the Republic of Decrees No. 2024/132 and 2024/133 to appoint the Board
Chairperson and the Director General of the Maroua Rehabilitation Centre for
the Disabled (CRPH-Maroua) on 25 April 2024.
The Commission reiterates its recommendations
formulated during the previous International Sign Language Days, in particular
to Managers of public and private television channels:
(I) to provide a news slot in sign language at least
in one daily television news programme as well as in audio-visual documentaries
(ii) to systematically introduce subtitles for deaf
and hearing-impaired viewers in all other television programmes.
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