Deaf students at the primary level will soon be the beneficiaries of deaf-friendly learning resources thanks to an $800,000 donation by Scotiabank Guyana.
The bank yesterday presented the Deaf Association of Guyana (DAG) with US$4,000 to finance the production of deaf-friendly resources for Mathematics, Literacy, Science and Social Studies.
Sabine McIntosh, President of DAG, noted that the already disadvantaged position of deaf students is aggravated by the absence of teaching materials and presents a near insurmountable challenge to teachers of the deaf.
“It effectively precludes students from mastering core subjects at the primary level, which in turn negatively impacts their future education, vocational training and employability,” McIntosh said. She continued, “As sign language is a deaf person’s primary language, all subject matter must be taught in sign language, and this is a prerequisite to become
