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Let¡¯s look at the Global Context to understand the scale of the need. According to World Health Organization (WHO) data, it is estimated that approximately 430 million individuals worldwide suffer from disabling hearing loss.
In a world dominated by spoken languages, these individuals face a massive communication barrier, leading to exclusion from education, healthcare, and employment. While Sign Language functions as their primary mode of communication complete with its own grammar and syntax the vast majority of the hearing population simply does not understand it, creating a persistent wall between these two groups. |
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