A lot of people have called and emailed us to ask where one can learn Indian Sign Language. Indian Sign Language, or ISL, is the official visual language of communication for the deaf community in India. While, (like in any other language) dialects and colloquialisms vary regionally, ISL is the nationally studied sign language.
In mumbai there is the Ali Yavar Jung National Institute for the for the Hearing Handicapped in Bandra West.
full address:
K.C Marg, Bandra Reclamation, Bandra (West),
Mumbai – 400 050, India.
phone 022 – 2640 0215/0228
email ayjnihhmum@gmail.com
AYJNIHH provides a lot of facilities for the Deaf community in Mumbai. They offer clinical services, vocational education, higher education, social rehabilitation and other services that work to empower and bridge the gap between the deaf and hearing communities. They also facilities to learn ISL and for hearing people to become interpreters. Most of the teachers will be deaf themselves, making the learning experience more immersive. The teachers and interpreters are phenomenal and the fees are also quite reasonable.
We suggest you email and call them to find out more about their availability for future courses. The more people learn ISL and can communicate with non-hearing persons, the more the wall between deaf and un-deaf can come down.
We learn other languages, why not ISL?
our other national language?
Do it.
We learn other languages, why not ISL?
our other national language?
I like this bit.
“Just Do it” Tell them again Rohan!
very resourceful indeed!!!..a freind recently asked me where she could learn sign language..now I know where exactly!!
what about bangalore….