Wilma Newhoudt-Druchen

South African politician

Wilma Newhoudt-Druchen is a South African politician who is the country's first Deaf female Member of Parliament.[1] She attended Gallaudet University and was elected the vice-president of the World Federation of the Deaf in 2011.[2] A member of the African National Congress, Newhoudt-Druchen has championed efforts to make South African Sign Language an official language of the country.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Owners of Mandela 'fake' interpreter firm 'vanish'". BBC News. 12 December 2013. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
  2. ^ "The Honorable Wilma Newhoudt-Druchen elected vice president of World Federation of the Deaf". Gallaudet University. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  3. ^ "Sign language set to become the 12th SA official language". SABC News. 14 May 2023. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
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