As deaf children are less likely to receive sign language education, parents and teachers of children studying at Deaf schools are requesting support and securing opportunities to learn sign language. I submitted it to the Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare.
The request was handed to a group of people, parents, teachers, etc. who studied at the Deaf School, who met with Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare Tamura at the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare.
According to the group, recently, a device called "cochlear implant" that converts voice into an electric signal and transmits it to the brain has become widespread, so the number of cases where deaf children go to ordinary school is increasing. Although it can be seen, it is often difficult to hear as much as healthy people, and in some areas, deaf schools that provide sign language education are not introduced, and the opportunity to receive sign language education is deprived. is.
For this reason, in the request form,
▽ Enhance the consultation support system so that parents of children diagnosed with hearing loss by hearing test can choose a place to learn from a wide range of options, including education in sign language. In addition to requesting,
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We are
appealing for the development of an environment where we can receive education and support using sign language in the area.
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare and the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology are developing a basic policy for supporting infants with deafness, and we want the group to understand the importance of sign language education.
Makoto Nozaki, the representative of the "Meeting for Thinking about the Future of Deaf Education" who submitted the request, said, "Children are growing up by learning Japanese and interacting with people from an early age by learning through sign language. I want the voices of the parties to be reflected in the national policy. "