Promoting Deaf Access to Justice: Legal Basics in Hong Kong Sign Language

The project aims to reduce inequalities in Deaf people during legal proceedings by enhancing their legal awareness and providing equal access to basic legal knowledge, and address the insufficient support of the legal rights and communication needs of Deaf people.

 

Grantee

The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Project Type

Research

Project Nature

Education and learning

Major Beneficiaries

Persons with disabilities

Approved Funding Amount

HK$400,000

Funding Period (months)

24

Status

Active

Impact / Expected Impact

The project will enhance the legal awareness of Deaf people, and increase public awareness of the legal rights of people by constructing a sign-bilingual website on basic legal concepts and organising relevant workshops and training.

Project Website

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