IWD 2016 - ‘With Sign Language, I Am Equal’

Watch the inspirational videos of celebrates International Week of the Deaf, "With Sign Language, I am Equal"

WFD HELSINKI -- International Week of the Deaf (IWD) is celebrated annually by Deaf people worldwide during the last full week of September. World Federation of the Deaf (WFD)’s 133 national associations of the Deaf organise this year's theme is "With Sign Language, I am Equal" events, marches, debates, campaigns and meetings to highlight specific human rights topics that merit attention by local and national governmental authorities, including decision makers, members of the general public and media.

International Week of the Deaf is about gathering together, becoming united, and showing that unity to the rest of the world. This celebration also increases solidarity among Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing people and their allies, and is used as a way to stimulate greater efforts to promote the rights of Deaf and HoH people.

International Week of the Deaf activities also welcome the involvement of parents and families of Deaf people, interpreters, professionals who work with Deaf people and government officials - SignTv Deaf News.

Joe Murray from the World Federation of the Deaf encourages you all to celebrate the International Week of the Deaf. This year's theme is "With Sign Language, I am Equal" and will be during September 19 to 25, 2016.

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First launched in 1958 in Rome, Italy, International Week of the Deaf takes place annually on the last week of September. A truly global event, International Week of the Deaf is the only week in a year that sees highly concerned global advocacy to raise awareness about the Deaf community on different levels.

This year we gather once again to commemorate the 10th Year Adoption of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), and acknowledge the recent adoption of the 2030 Agenda of the new Sustainable Development Goals... Read More at https://wfdeaf.org/news.

Deaf elementary school celebrates International Week of the Deaf and International Day of Peace from the Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind.

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International Week of the Deaf 2016 - Doctors and Accessibility in English Subtitles - The Deaf group made this film for International Week of the Deaf focusing on the subject of Accessibility and Doctors issues in the Deaf community.

The Day of Deaf in Batticaloa from Lankasri News - To provide for the rights of the week local Deaf community rally in the country of Sri Lanka.

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Watch Playlists International Week of the Deaf on YouTube.

Learn more about International Week of the Deaf:
About IWD - https://wfdeaf.org/about-us/international-week-of-the-deaf
IWD on Facebook - https://facebook.com/wfdeaf.org/videos
Hastag on Twitter - https://twitter.com/hashtag/deafawarenessweek

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WFD - A Voice For Deaf Refugees

World Federation of the Deaf - A Voice for Deaf Refugees in American Sign Language by Isidore Niyongabo.

This video is about the first initiative to promote proper identification and humanitarian services for Deaf people in refugees camp, particularly those in developing countries.

It is a narrative debriefing of the first phase of this campaign as the the Author will travel to Republic of Turkey to present his research and findings at the World Federation of the Deaf World Congress in July 2015.

The purpose of this video if to raise funds for the first phase of this project.

Friends, colleagues and future unknown donnors, could you imagine being a Deaf person in living in refugee or displaced camps or striving through natural disasters or war zone in developing countries? Well, I have lived half my life through and I know first-hand how hard it can be. During my Graduate studies at the University of San Diego's Joan B. Kroc School of Peace Studies, I was given the provileges to explore the current situation faced by other millions of Deaf men, women and children in developing countries.

There are unnacounted millions of Deaf refugees all over the world and currently, the United Nations High Commissariat on Refugees (UNHCR) and almost all international humanitarian organizations do not possess any system or procedures to properly identify refugees who are Deaf and provide them with proper humanitarian services or protections... Read The Full Story.

WFD - Over 70 Million Deaf People In The World

WATCH: Over 70 million Deaf people in the world... believe it or not.

There are over 70 million Deaf people in the world. Many of them are either Deaf from birth or became Deaf before learning the spoken language.

This fact has serious implications for the education of Deaf people. To be Deaf means to not hear or comprehend speech and language through the ear.

Communication for a person who cannot hear is visual, not auditory. To deny sign language to Deaf people is tantamount to denying them their basic human rights to communication and education.

Video Description/ English Summary: The video has two points, (1) that the World Federation of the Deaf estimates that 80% of Deaf people do not receive any education at all. (2) How does this make you feel? Isn't this a shocking, disgusting, and infuriating statistic? So what do you plan to do about it?

1 - "80% of Deaf people do not receive any education at all." If you have your Paddy Ladd's "Understanding Deaf Culture: In Search of Deafhood" near you, grab it and flip to page 44. Alternatively, at the end of this very paragraph there's a link that will take you to the WFD article that the citation in the book is from: Read The Full Info.

2 - "There are over 70 Million Deaf People in the World." http://wfdeaf.org/faq

The Power of Sign Language

Deaf News: Human Rights Watch: Sign language is critical for Deaf people to be able to communicate, express themselves, and learn.

SYDNEY, Australia -- Deaf children have a right to a quality education, like all other children, in a language and environment that maximizes their potential. In a video released on October 18, 2013, in conjunction with a global conference in Sydney on equality for Deaf people, Human Rights Watch shows some of the challenges faced by Deaf children and young people, and the opportunities sign language education offers Deaf and Hard of Hearing children.

Worldwide, Deaf children and young people are often denied an education, including in sign language. There is a lack of teachers well-trained in sign language, and in many cases parents do not know that their children have a right to go to school and that they can learn if only given the opportunity.

“Sign language is critical for Deaf people to be able to communicate, express themselves, and learn,” said Shantha Rau Barriga, disability rights director at Human Rights Watch. “Depriving Deaf people of the opportunity to learn sign language can condemn them to devastating isolation.”

Hundreds of Deaf people, their families, government officials, and disability experts have gathered in Sydney for a major conference on October 16-18 organized by the World Federation of the Deaf.

Human Rights Watch documented cases of Deaf children and young people in Nepal, China, and northern Uganda who were denied their right to education in sign language. Some Deaf children and young people interviewed did not attend school at all. Teachers and parents often have the misconception that Deaf children lack the intellectual capacity to learn.

A Deaf teacher featured in the video told Human Rights Watch: “Our disability only affects our hearing, not our minds. A Deaf child’s mind is as good as a hearing child’s mind.”... Read The Full Story.

Deaf411: Deaf-Friendly Cities In The U.S.

Deaf411 releases "Deaf-Friendly Cities in the United States"

NEW YORK CITY -- Deaf411 announcer Christine Kim announces availability of an online report, "Deaf-Friendly Cities in the United States", and outlines how the Deaf411 team researched and compiled this report.

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Frontrunners - Deafhood & Culture

Second Fortnight of Frontrunners 8.

Drisana Levitzke-Gray presenting a vlog about Deaf Culture, History, Sign language, and Mother Languages. Paddy Ladd, himself is very passionite about Deaf history, which was the center of the rare world where he evolved an intelligent discussion of academic world known as "Understanding Deaf Culture: In Search of Deafhood" who dwelled critical findings in the caves of Deaf people.

The Deaf Odyssey of Drisana. Drisana Levitzke-Gray will be presenting about her time during the World Federation of the Deaf Youth Camp and the World Federation Deaf Congress in Durban, South Africa in 2012. She will also give you a little insight into her involvement in Frontrunners which is an International Leadership Training Programme located in Denmark, Europe.

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