Hearing Impaired to Get Drivers Licences |
By the end of August, persons, who are deaf or otherwise hearing impaired, will be able to drive legally on Jamaican roads.
In preparation for these new drivers, 25 persons from the Jamaica Constabulary Force and the Island Traffic Authority received training in basic sign language over a four-week period from March 4 to April 3, to communicate effectively with the hearing impaired population.
For many years, the deaf community have been agitating for the opportunity to obtain drivers licences. However, one of the challenges was to obtain a signalling device required by law.
"The Ministry of Transport and Works has agreed that if they are unable to identify and certify the required device mentioned in the regulation to be affixed to a vehicle, within 30 days, they will take immediate steps to have the regulations amended to remove this requirement," Mr. Gallimore informed.
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