Programmes for the hearing impaired
Family Care, a voluntary organisation, will conduct a series of programmes for the hearing impaired in connection with the 50th International Week for the Deaf.It will tie up with organisations working for the hearing impaired in the city and organise seminars and competitions for them including excursions for the students and workshops for the youth.The organisation has been conducting programmes in this connection since July. Training camps were held at Nagerkoil and Kanyakumari. About 75 hearing impaired people from 13 cities of Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka attended the camp. It included sessions, group discussions, songs, dance, drama, games and an excursion too.Classes on work ethics, choice and decision-making, positive outlook and fighting negative peer pressure were conducted by the hearing impaired people themselves. The group discussions and open forums gave many of them an opportunity to express their needs, says Daniel Rameshan, Co-ordinator of Family Care.The organisation also conducted seminars for teachers of the schools for the deaf in Coimbatore.About 30 teachers from various schools participated. The sessions outlined the skills required for teachers in handling students with hearing impairment.
The ultimate aim of organising these programmes is to create awareness in the community about the hearing impaired and their needs and expose their talents and capabilities, says Renu Rameshan, Project Director.Those who wish to extend help to the organisation can contact: Family Care, Chennys Chambers, 9/36 A, Dr.Nanjappa Road, Coimbatore.Phone: 2380002, 2380410 or 98422-44680.
