District collector Urges All To Learn Sign Language in Karimnagar

District collector Pamela Satpathy emphasised the need for a single, universal sign language across the world, stressing that everyone should learn it. 

She was speaking as the chief guest at an event marking International Sign Language Week, to be celebrated from September 22 to 28, at the Government School for the Deaf in Vidyanagar, Karimnagar, on Thursday.

Highlighting the importance of sign language, the collector noted that in ancient times



communication was primarily through signs and stressed that sign language should not be looked down upon. A universal system, she observed, would greatly benefit people with disabilities worldwide.

She also lauded the efforts of the Akshay Akriti Foundation, which has been teaching sign language to officials and interested individuals in the district to improve communication with people with disabilities. The collector encouraged everyone to learn this vital language.