Easing The Frustration Of The Deaf Graduates Who Communicate Through Sign Language

Abstract

The principle which underpins this paper is section XXIV of the 1995
Uganda Constitution which emphasizes government commitment to the
promotion and development of the Sign Language for the Deaf.
The historical survey design has been used. The Deaf young people in
Uganda, who attend schools for the deaf, get the impression that on
graduation, they will meet many non-deaf people in society. But they
soon get disappointed. The proposal in this paper is that universities
should conduct short courses in the Sign Language for workers in the
evenings and on weekends and also make the Sign Language part of all
their programs. This way, a critical mass of non – deaf people will learn
the Sign Language with whom deaf people will communicate through the
Sign Language especially when they go to public places seeking services
of one kind or another