Suwanarat, Manfa

ID
2705
Nationality
Thai
Asian
Occupation
Teacher
Summary
Advocate and researcher of sign language; was instrumental in Thai sign language being accepted in education and in the publication of a Thai sign language dictionary. Worked with the World Federation of the Deaf and the World Council of Disabled Peoples International; only deaf person elected to the founding World Council of Disabled Peoples International.
References
WFD News, July 1989, p.14.
Dates
?-2 May 1989