NISH to Host International Workshop on Indian Sign Language

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM:
National Institute of Speech and Hearing (NISH) will host an international workshop on ‘Importance of Indian Sign Language in Deaf Education’ at its Akkulam campus from March 1 to 3.
The workshop aims to share the experiences of teachers in deaf schools and discuss innovative methods for effective teaching.
Experts in the field and faculty members from NISH will lead the lectures, discussions and interactive sessions with the educators reflecting each other’s methodology and own practices during the three-day workshop.
Experts, including Dr Madan Vasishta (former Associate Professor of Gallaudet University, US), Rajesh Ketkar (Director of Ishara Foundation and General Secretary of Mook Badhir Mandal, Vadodara), Jagdeep Kaur (Head of Academics, Bajaj Institute of Learning, Dehradun) and Sunil Sahasrabudhe (Consultant of Signex India) and NISH Honorary Director G Vijayaraghavan will speak.
Interested educators can apply for free registration through the NISH website , http://www.nish.ac.in/ or contact 9847185925/ 0471-3066682 or email silvy@nish.ac.in