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outh African Sign Language (SASL) has been the 12th official language in South Africa since 2023. Now, one company claims it’s the first to bring it into the workpla

ce.Where in the world? On International Day of Persons with Disabilities (Dec. 3), Vodacom, a South Africa-based telecoms company, announced a new partnership with the National Institute for the Deaf to make the company more accessible. The company claims the initiative is the first in the country to embed SASL throughout the business. Beginning in January, workers will have access to a visual SASL dictionary in the employee app and a 12-module