4. Language immersion spaces: deaf children must be surrounded by their deaf peers and deaf adult role models. The World Federation of the Deaf is working to achieve a paradigm shift from deaf children being placed in special schools to deaf children being seen as a language minority and taught in bi-lingual education settings. We know that right now many deaf are in special school placements and are receiving a lower standard of education than their same age peers. Of those 34 million deaf children in the world, very few are receiving their education in bi-lingual settings. Deaf children have the right to access the same education opportunities as the majority language users. Deaf children have language rights as clarified in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child which clarifies deaf children’s and the family’s right to sign language. Deaf children also have their right to be taught in sign language outlined in the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Recommendation: The World Federation of the Deaf recommends that Government’s laws must specify that deaf children have the right to bi-lingual education in sign language environments. With these legal provisions there must be resources, concrete actions and measures for monitoring. Thank you.