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Dec 14, 2011 News
Over the years, a number of citizens who are hard-of-hearing have been suffering tremendously
from the fact that they are being ‘left out’ by the so-called normal folks in society, and to avoid these ‘clumsy’ situations many Non- Governmental-Organizations (NGOs) were formed in order to remove any stigma.
‘Deaf in Guyana’ is a relatively new NGO which focuses more on hearing impaired youths. It was established in 2010 and has so far assisted four schools, and a few groups of deaf persons.
Deafness is a condition wherein the ability to detect certain frequencies of sound is completely or partially impaired.
The most common hearing loss treatment is a type of surgical procedure that will remove a blockage in the outer ear. This is almost always effective and will treat conductive hearing loss, however surgery is only possible if the cause of the hearing loss can be identified. If not, a hearing aid can be used to amplify sound to make it clearer and more defined.
The main purpose of these NGOs is breaking down the communication barriers between normal persons and the hearing impaired, promoting equal opportunities, increasing the number of deaf followers, supporting the empowerment of deaf persons, promoting fellowship, friendship and academic achievement, acting as a resource for the ones unable to hear, furthering the understanding of the Deaf Culture in Guyana, and providing a basis for cultural and other forms exchange among the deaf, hearing impaired and hearing persons.
So far ‘Deaf in Guyana’ has staged Deaf got Talent; participated in Deaf Awareness Week, and in Disability concerts; competed with a float for Mashramani; hosted an intern from Gallaudet to teach deaf drama, run a televised Signing Bee competition among Special Needs Schools, etc.
‘Deaf in Guyana’ is urging citizens to assist deaf persons and make them feel welcome in society.
The entity emphasises: “Deaf people are people. Deaf persons are more like you and they are unlike you. Their deafness is only one dimension of their multi-dimensional characters. Each deaf person is as unique as you are.
Some deaf people are very intelligent; others are just average; some are athletic; others are clumsy; some are personable and vivacious; others are quiet and reserved; some are high achievers; others are low achievers.
However, all deaf people do have one thing in common with each other – some physical impairment has caused a hearing disability, a condition where hearing is not functional for ordinary life purposes.
The deaf community is a very close knit one and they share one special language which is called “sign language”, it is using their hands to communicate with other deaf people.”
“Sign Language involves words that are made by making shapes with hands and the actions of the words that are used to describe the words. There are different variations of sign language in the world, just like spoken languages which are different in different countries of the world. Sign language has the same concept as the spoken language.
One advantage of sign language is that it is used internationally as a means of communication. People from different countries can communicate using a mixture of signs and gestures. It works almost every time and it helps to bring deaf persons closer together in the Sign Language community.
Deaf in Guyana is calling on authorities to put more focus into supporting persons who are deaf.”
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