'Nothing for Us, Without Us': How This Deaf Woman Is Helping Deaf Kids Learn English Through Sign Language

When Deaf children learn in their own language, learning stops being a struggle and starts feeling natural. That simple shift lies at the heart of SignSetu — a bilingual Indian Sign Language (ISL)-based learning platform built by Deaf entrepreneur Shraddha Agarwal (28). Born deaf and raised in Chennai, Shraddha grew up navigating classrooms that were never designed for students like her. From lip-reading her way through lessons to receiving delayed notetaking support at a UK university, she experienced firsthand how Deaf learners are routinely expected to “fit into” systems built for hearin...