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.
In an interview with nbc News, Connect Africa Founder Timoteus Nangombe says the app empowers visually and hearing-impaired people to access information on their own.
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 Namibian Association of Sign Language Interpreters (NASLI) is registered with the Ministry of Health and Social Services.
The association is aimed at developing and implementing policies and guidelines for sign language interpreters, providing information to interpreters, providing interpretation services for the deaf community, and providing training in this regard.
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.
The House discussed the importance of designating sign language interpreters for live parliamentary debates.
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.
Meke Haluodi and Wilbard Matias are some of the many sign language interpreters attending the training.
They both attended high schools that accommodated people with hearing impairments, and that's how they fell in love with the language.
