Celebrations all Around

Hi All, Yes its that time of the year where the Deaf community is buzzing with excitement, activities and lots of planning. Its September and its a WEEK LONG Celebration. We Celebrate being DEAF! Proud of being Deaf, Proud of the Deaf Culture, Sign Language and our unique experiences. Across the globe and in India a lot of activities are planned around this time of the Year. The theme this year is " Equality for Deaf". Following this theme associations for the Deaf have planned various novel ways to discuss Equality. Yuva Association for the Deaf in Mumbai were creative and got the Deaf population of Mumbai to travel in the local train from one end of the city to Churchgate. Many Deaf participated and the Mumbai hearing community got to see the huge number of Deaf in Mumbai. It was fun and the Deaf got themselves visible. Indian Deaf Youth Forum in New Delhi planned a 3 days event to Celebrate International Week of Deaf. Awareness for Hearing people at DLF Place Mall Saket, Women Awareness Talk for Deaf Women & finally the Grand Finale with Presentations, Dance Drama and songs in Indian Sign Language. Every Deaf association is working towards creating awareness about Sign Language, Deafness and the Deaf Culture. So its time to create Awareness, have fun and unite as one big Deaf Family! :-)