Deaf and Driver’s Licenses

It seems that some countries still restrict the deaf from acquiring their driver’s licenses. This morning, I read an article in a newsgroup that Barbados apparently does not often allow their deaf citizens to obtain a driver’s license and they are at the mercy of a government individual who decides if they can get their license or not. I read elsewhere that Jamaica also denies their deaf citizens the opportunity to obtain a driver’s license there as well.
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