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Sign language may become official language in Kyrgyzstan
Published: 04 May, 2010, 20:59
Edited: 14 September, 2010, 22:02
TAGS: Law, Prime Time Russia, Kyrgyz uprising
The Kyrgyz Blind and Deaf society has proposed including in the country’s new constitution one more official language – sign language.
The society claims this would secure human rights in Kyrgyzstan – as in other European countries, such as Finland, where the constitution contains this norm.
To improve democracy, the authors want a 5-percent quota for blind and deaf people in parliament to ensure their interests will be protected.
According to the current constitution, the official languages of Kyrgyzstan are Kyrgyz and Russian.
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"Practically, it's not going to work." It's working great in America. American Sign Language has been accepted as an official language and sign language interpreting is a profession.