Parliament gets sign language interpreters

Source: The Namibian · 2026-11-05T15:58:06.000Z · Politics

The National Assembly has introduced permanent sign language interpretation during parliamentary sittings following complaints by the deaf community about its exclusion from parliamentary proceedings. The Namibian National Association of the Deaf (NNAD) and Deaf Empowerment Organisation (DEO) president Martin Tjivera have previously raised concerns about the lack of sign language interpretation in the parliament, saying deaf people were unable to follow debates and participate in the country’s democratic processes. The National Assembly began broadcasting its regular sittings with simultaneous sign language interpretation on 3 November. In a speech, Tjivera this week said deaf people had been “frustrated and locked out

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