About 120 Students of the Pharmacy Department, Lagos State College of Health Technology (LASCOHET) recently engaged in strengthening sign language skills, disability awareness, exposure and learning experience with deaf students. She explained that the activity was to strengthen sign language skills, disability awareness, exposure and learning experience of 100-level students of LASCOHET. Some of the activities they taught the lpakodo deaf students were personal and menstrual hygiene, hand washing, COVID-19 protection, drawing and painting, singing and dancing among others. Another Teacher, Mrs. Adedokun Oluyemisi Omoboade, advised people to be loving, patient and learn sign language. The Principal, lpakodo Junior Grammar school, Mrs. Eleso Mabel Oluwatoyin, appreciated the gesture of SpeakingFingers, LASCOHET and the state government for approving the laudable initiative.

Source: The Guardian March 03, 2022 03:52 UTC