  Hearing and speech challenged persons support group launched at FacebookJune 3, 2011 - 14:48 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A support group for hearing and speech challenged persons in Armenia was launched at Facebook. The initiative aims to rehabilitate the right of the deaf-and-dumb to obtain information through TV. The group has already gained over 100 supporters. Earlier, the representative of Journalists for Future NGO Suren Degeryan addressed an open letter to Armenian Ombudsman, noting that over 3000 hearing and speech challenged persons residing in Armenia are deprived of a change to obtain information on TV for lack of accompanying sign language translations.   Top stories As a result of floods in Armenia’s northern Lori and Tavush provinces, 17 bridges, including five large ones, have collapsed. David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with Stephan Schütz, Executive Partner at Gerkan, Marg and Partners. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said.   Partner news |  Latest news Putin congratulates Pashinyan’s birthday  Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his birthday on June 1.Ruling MPs, Foreign Minister talk Armenia-Azerbaijan processes MOs from the ruling Civil Contract party met with the Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan in the Armenian parliament.Russia: Armenia’s frozen membership weakens CSTO position in Caucasus A Russian envoy said any step that could alienate the CSTO member states from each other is “deeply wrong”.International cybercrime ringleaders arrested in Armenia, Ukraine Europol, Europe's crime agency, has arrested four ringleaders of several cybercrime networks that used botnets. |
