Muscat: Out of the total number of persons registered as those with disabilities in the Sultanate, 14.2 per cent have hearing disabilities, the National Centre of Statistics and Information (NCSI) announced.
September 23 is observed globally as the International Day of Sign Language.
On this occasion the NCSI said: "14.2 per cent of individuals with hearing disabilities, out of the total number of people with disabilities registered in in the system."