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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal>The deaf need equal access to education, <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Kenya</st1:place></st1:country-region> told</P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Kenya</st1:place></st1:country-region> on Monday joined the rest of the world in marking the International Deaf Awareness week with a special call to the government to facilitate access to education by the deaf.</P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal>An official with the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights, Bernard Mwongesa, urged the government to improve the provision of sign language in local schools to facilitate learning for those who are hard of hearing.</P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal>Full story:</P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal>http://www.capitalfm.co.ke/news/2011/09/19/the-deaf-need-equal-access-to-education-kenya-told/</P></DIV></BODY></HTML>