Wilma Newhoudt-Druchen

South African politician

Wilma Newhoudt-Druchen is a South African politician who is the country's first Deaf female Member of Parliament.^[1] She attended Gallaudet University and was elected the vice-president of the World Federation of the Deaf in 2011.^[2] A member of the African National Congress, Newhoudt-Druchen has championed efforts to make South African Sign Language an official language of the country.^[3]

References

^ "Owners of Mandela 'fake' interpreter firm 'vanish'". BBC News. 12 December 2013. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
^ "The Honorable Wilma Newhoudt-Druchen elected vice president of World Federation of the Deaf". Gallaudet University. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
^ "Sign language set to become the 12th SA official language". SABC News. 14 May 2023. Retrieved 23 September 2023.