Speaking Hands
Currently the population doesn't have a basic knowledge of what Sign Language is. Nationally, there are about 108,000 people with hearing disabilities, who don't have a full integration in society, thus hindering their student, labor and interpersonal development. Venezuelan Sign Language is a topic least covered by the current educational system, generating misinformation or no knowledge on the subject, and therefore, generating a rejection or invisibilization towards the Deaf community.
It was implemented in Maracaibo, in the State of Zulia with a reach of the majority of rovers regionally. It was executed by a dynamic activity with a Gymkhana structure. The content taught was divided in theoretical and dymanic activities where the participants had fun learning a new language.
Around 65 people where benefited by this project. The impact that we were looking for was to raising awareness about hearing impaired people, and the importance to learn Sign Lenguage, thus generating a more inclusive and empathetic society with respect to hearing impaired people and encouraging them to learn this language.
We have learned that the society are completely open to learn a new lenguage, but the educational system doesn't provide the right ways to teach it. Living inside a community with inclusion and diversity is completely possible, we just have to provide the right tools.
I would make it better by expanding beyond scouts, reaching schools and universities where young people are open to learning new things
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