Côte d'Ivoire's Deaf community calls for official recognition of Ivorian Sign Language (LSCI)

At a 21 October International Day of Sign Languages event at Daloa city hall, Côte d'Ivoire's Deaf community called on the government to officially recognize Ivorian Sign Language (LSCI) by law and to guarantee qualified sign language interpreters in public offices, police stations, courts and social services. The motion was presented by Dido Ouattara, project head for the Danish Deaf Association (DDL) program in Côte d'Ivoire, under the global theme 'Declaring Deaf people's human rights', with recommendations on access to education, health care and administrative and judicial services.