MORE than a tool to communicate, the Malaysian Sign Language (BIM or Bahasa Isyarat Malaysia) is about cultural identity, equality and the promise of a better future.
Recognising BIM, said teacher Albert Wong, not only puts deaf children on an even playing field with their hearing counterparts, but it also gives them a sense of pride.
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