MALACCA: Hailed as the ‘Father of the Deaf’, sturdy Tan Yap who turned 96 late last year is best described an evergreen, energetic senior citizen who is in a class of his own as far as volunteerism goes.
Tan, who initiated the sign language for the education of the deaf in Malaysia and subsequently the Bahasa Malaysia teaching module, is still conducting regular courses all over the country.
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