Schoolboy learned sign language to help his deaf friend at school, wins award

A schoolboy in Australia has been praised for learning sign language in order to help his friend fit in at school.  Ross Kelly, a year six student from Canberra, learned the language from scratch to communicate with his friend Isam Gurung, who had just transfered from a specialist school for the hearing impaired. Ross and Isam initially started passing notes to each other before Ross went on to the learn Auslan (Australian sign language) so that he could translate lessons and assemblies for his friend.
Read more: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/australasia/schoolboy-learns-sign-language-wins-humanity-award-canberra-a7221701.html?source=Snapzu