The Right to Sign, Anhui, China

Author:
Shi Li
Organisation:
Save the Children UK, Anhui
Country:
China
Date published:
01 September 2003
Paper synopsis
This article is written by Shi Li, a deaf staff member of Save the Children UK, Anhui. Shi Li is a Programme Assistant and works with Save the Children-UK in supporting China’s innovative sign bilingualism project. The article is based on the discussions, which took place at a recent conference held to discuss progress. It includes diagrams, which illustrate the contrast between the previous approach to deaf children’s education, and the current one, which has a strong child rights focus and involves active learning.

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