He says: “For deaf people, the ability to exercise these fundamental human rights hinges entirely on the availability and quality of sign language interpretation. “Sign language is a core human rights pillar that is central to enjoyment of all fundamental rights by deaf persons. Malawi’s laws recognise sign language as an official language or a formal mode of communication and as a human rights entitlement.”Chiusiwa reminds public and private institutions that failure to provide sign language interpreters effectively denies the deaf the dignity, equality and the rightful place every human being deserves. Article 2 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities recognises sign language as equal to spoken language. He says: “Recently, government agencies and some private institutions have embraced and understood the importance of having sign language interpreters in its programmes.