Monday, September 12 2011
It is again that time of the year when deaf people around the world gather together to commemorate the International Week of the Deaf. This year's theme: Accessibility, freedom of expression and opinion, and access to information. This year the International Week of the Deaf is celebrated from 19 to 25 September.
Deaf Associations throughout the world organise events, marches, campaigns and meetings to highlight current topics that they wish to be addressed by local or national authorities. Their aim is to direct the attention of decision makers, general public, and media to the problems and concerns deaf persons face and make them understand that deaf people have human rights too! So the International Week of the Deaf is all about getting together, feeling united and powerful and showing that force to the rest of the world. This week also increases solidarity among deaf people and their supporters and is used as a way to stimulate greater efforts to promote the rights of deaf people.
To read more about International Week of the Deaf, click here.
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