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Mekanissa School for the Deaf (መካኒሳ መስማት የተሳናቸው ትምህርት ቤት)
Ethiopia's first school for the deaf, in Mekanissa
School · Mekanissa, Nefas Silk-Lafto Sub-City, Addis Ababa, Addis Ababa, EthiopiaSign language: Ethiopian Sign Language
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Started by missionaries in 1961, it was the first institution in Ethiopia to introduce sign language to deaf pupils. Today deaf and hearing pupils study together, and many hearing pupils sign fluently in Ethiopian Sign Language for their deaf classmates.