• The Hear My Voice – Empowering the Deaf conference, which aims to promote deaf rights in the community, was launched in Dubai on April 16, 2014.
    The Hear My Voice – Empowering the Deaf conference, which aims to promote deaf rights in the community, was launched in Dubai on April 16, 2014.
  • Mr Al Shamsi makes the sign for father.
    Mr Al Shamsi makes the sign for father.
  • Sultan Hamad Saeed Al Shamsi signs out the concept of family. This sign represents the family as a whole.
    Sultan Hamad Saeed Al Shamsi signs out the concept of family. This sign represents the family as a whole.
  • Mr Al Shamsi makes a sign for mother. At the launch of the conference, Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak, Minister of Culture, Youth and Community Development, said those with hearing disabilities should not have to live in isolation or face discrimination.
    Mr Al Shamsi makes a sign for mother. At the launch of the conference, Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak, Minister of Culture, Youth and Community Development, said those with hearing disabilities should not have to live in isolation or face discrimination.

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In pictures: Some common words in Emirati sign language

Julie Nicholson

April 16, 2014

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At the launch of the conference, Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak, Minister of Culture, Youth and Community Development, said those with hearing disabilities should not have to live in isolation or face discrimination.

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