The National Assembly has acquired the services of sign language interpreters to ensure that parliamentary proceedings are accessible to persons with hearing impairments.

The Namibian National Association of the Deaf (NNAD) has launched its own sign language app with the aim of raising awareness and increasing user adoption of the Namibian sign language.

Namibia has made history with the launch of the Namibian Sign Language Model App, a breakthrough tool to bridge communication barriers and empower the hearing-impaired community.

The Executive Director of the Namibian National Association of the Deaf, Paul Nanyeni, has described the initiative by the police to continuously learn basic sign language as commendable. 

This comes after about 30 officers attended a five-day basic sign language course at Rundu recently.

Connect Africa, a mobile and web application designed to empower individuals with disabilities, has been well received.

The app was launched two years ago and, so far, has more than 150 subscribers.

A group of young people have launched the Namibian Association of Sign Language Interpreters to advocate for the right to sign language interpretation and accessibility to information.

The recognition of sign language for use on public platforms, especially during national events, was recently on the agenda of the National Assembly. A motion in this regard was tabled by Alexia Manombe-Ncube, the Deputy Minister of Disability Affairs.

Sign language interpreters from various parts of Namibia are in Windhoek for a 10-day training.

The training is organised by the Namibian National Association of the Deaf in partnership with Konrad Adenauer Stiftung.