| School children will again benefit from activities organised by the Support Group for Deaf Persons as it observes Deaf Awareness Week 2009 which will be observed from September 20 to 26.The purpose of Deaf Awareness Week is to draw attention to those who are hearing impaired,Cheap Jerseys, their accomplishments and their issues and also to dispel misconceptions.This year’s theme is “Talking Hands, Hearing Eyes” which is relevant to how deaf persons communicate. They “talk” with their hands and “hear” with their eyes.The week’s activities begin on Sunday September 20 with an Awareness March and Rally which will end at the National Gymnasium.The Minister in the Ministry of Education,Cheap Jerseys 2018, Dr. Desrey Fox and Minister of Human Services and Social Security Priya Manickchand have been invited to address the participants.The activities will end with a concert scheduled for the Theatre Guild on Saturday September 26 from 14:00 hours. The concert will showcase the talents of deaf persons living in Guyana.During the week, also, the Support Group for Deaf Persons will be conducting a public information campaign to educate people about deafness. There will be awareness training and sensitisation for groups and organisations. The Support Group says it will use every means open to it to carry out awareness raising activities and to educate the public in order to develop more positive and accommodating attitudes in which diversity is respected and valued.The awareness march starts from the Kitty Deaf Club in Thomas Street, Kitty, proceeds along Vlissengen Road,Cheap Jerseys From China, east into Joseph Pollydore Street, south into Mandela Avenue to the National Gymnasium for a rally.Volunteers from the Support Group for Deaf Persons will be conducting lectures at public and private schools, the speech therapy, audiological and physiotherapy departments of the Georgetown Hospital and the Guyana Police Force.Since its establishment in 2005, the Support Group has been offering deaf people new opportunities for access to education,Camiseta Fc Barcelona 2018, information services, family life and employment. Above all, the entity emphasises, it will help deaf persons to understand what is right and what is wrong, what is true and what is false,Wholesale Stitched Jerseys, and empower them to fight for their rights.Successes include:· The training of hearing and deaf people to be teachers of sign language and literacy· The training of Sign Language Interpreters and the establishment of an interpreter service· Providing support for families of deaf people and training opportunities for parents of deaf children, particularly in respect of developing skills in sign language. This enables them to have a better and more natural communication with their children. Similar programmes are offered to employers and co-workers in work places with deaf people.· Providing educational and skills training for young deaf persons.· Supporting the Guyana Police Force in its investigations of assaults against deaf persons.In order carry out its work for deaf people,Wholesale China Jerseys, the Support Group has worked in partnership with other organisations, including the Ministry of Education, the National Commission on Disability, Voluntary Services Overseas – Guyana, the United Nations International Children’s Education Fund (UNICEF) and the United States Agency for International Development.According to the Support Group, Sign language development efforts have so far registered profound impact on the lives of many deaf persons in Guyana. More and more deaf people are sending text messages using cell phones and the demand on interpreter services is growing by the day.Generally, training on skills development, literacy and access to information are becoming more feasible. Self-confidence and desire for independence are stirred in most members.This is sometimes misinterpreted by some families as disobedience and lack of respect. All the above examples are facilitated by the use of sign language.The Support Group for Deaf Persons has issued an invitation for individuals and organisations to join in the awareness march. |
