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A.S. Narayanan

Sh. Attupurth Sreedharan Narayanan has been working with the deaf community in India for the past 25 years. He is the President of National Association of the Deaf, India. He has been actively involved in the setting up and functioning of Indian Sign Language Research and Training Centre (ISLRTC). 

 He was instrumental in getting the legislation approved for issuance of driving licenses for deaf people. Currently, he is leading the campaign for the recognition of Indian Sign Language as one of the official languages of India, and captioning on TV, among other issues.

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  1. UnknownSeptember 11, 2017 at 6:05 AM

    Pls post the elaborate on his (Mr narayanan) career to this blog, so as to enable me to understand among deaf people of this country.

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    1. Deaf Role ModelsSeptember 11, 2017 at 7:19 PM

      Definitely Kamal! I'm waiting for inputs from him. He has been a little busy. Will give you the full story very soon!

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  2. Narayanan N.D DeafJune 11, 2023 at 10:45 PM

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