Sign language for tech terms From: New Straits Times | Date: August 22, 2002| Author: | . Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

Rina De Silva
New Straits Times
08-22-2002
Sign language for tech terms
Byline: Rina De Silva
Edition: Computimes; 2*
Section: Outlook Trends

TRAINING the deaf community in information and communications technology (ICT) skills is a challenging process. The main challenge is the lack of computer terms in sign language which is crucial for deaf participants to learn before they can start learning how to use computers.

Mohamad Sazali Shaari, president of the Malaysian Federation of the Deaf (MFD), says once the deaf community learn how to sign the ICT terms, they can move forward to learn how to ...

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