It was organized by Deaf.bg and Fulbright Bulgaria and among the participants were Foreign Minister Mariya Gabriel, Gallaudet University President Roberta Cordano, US Ambassador Kenneth Mergen, Fulbright Bulgaria Director Angela Rodel and the CEO of Deaf.bg, Ashod Derandonyan.
Foreign Minister Gabriel said that national and international information campaigns are the key to improving access to inclusive higher education of deaf people, said the Foreign Ministry.
The Minister vowed the support of the government for the deaf community and pointed out that a major step was the adoption in 2021 of a Bulgarian Sign Language Act.
The participants discussed establishing long-term partnerships, through exchange programmes between the EU and the US, for study of the sign language and research in the field of sign languages.
A central message during the conference was that deaf people can be leaders: in education, in research, innovations, art.
More information: Bulgarian News Agency
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- Publication date
- 7 August 2024
- Author
- Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion
- Country
- Bulgaria