Currently, Covid-19 resources and information are mostly available in written text or spoken format. However, spoken language is inaccessible to the majority of Deaf people, and many Deaf people struggle to understand written texts.

With this in mind, a new project that aims to make information about Covid-19 available to the South African Deaf community was recently launched by the Department of General Linguistics in Stellenbosch University’s Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.

We speak to professor Frenette Southwood of the Department of General Linguistics, Stellenbosch University. 

Currently, Covid-19 resources and information are mostly available in written text or spoken format. However, spoken language is inaccessible to the majority of Deaf people, and many Deaf people struggle to understand written texts.
With this in mind, a new project that aims to make information about Covid-19 available to the South African Deaf community was recently launched by the Department of General Linguistics in Stellenbosch University&rsquo;s Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.
We speak to professor Frenette Southwood of the Department of General Linguistics, Stellenbosch University.&nbsp;

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POWER Breakfast is a fast-paced three-hour news and current affairs show, alternating between the latest breaking news, political coverage, analysis, sport, market reports, weather and all your calls. Whether you&rsquo;re in business, the public service or just want to stay informed, tune in as Thabiso TT Tema connects you to your world.