It is recognized as the official language of deaf people only in the francophone part of the country. There are no Government measures for encouraging media and other forms of public information to make their services available. There is a national umbrella organization. There are no legal provisions mandating the representatives of persons with disabilities to participate in policy-making and to work with Governmental institutions. Organizations are always consulted when laws and regulations with a disability aspect being prepared.
Consultations take place at the national, regional and local levels.
The Government gives financial and organizational logistic support to existing and new organizations. Persons with disabilities participate in some extent in legislature and judiciary and to a great extent in Government, in political parties and NGO's. There is a national co-ordinating committee reporting to the Parliament. It includes representatives of Members of Parliament from both the Government and the opposition. The Government expects the committee to participate in policy-making.