2023-09-15 12:31:27
Every year since 1958, the International Week of Deaf People has been celebrated around the world during the last week of September.
The objective of this week is to promote the inclusion within society of people with hearing problems and chronic deafness.
In addition to raising citizens’ awareness regarding the reality that these people live, their way of interacting with the environment and the importance of early detection of hearing disorders in newborn children.
Hearing and the learning process
All the senses of human beings play an important role in the cognitive development of each individual and hearing is the main vehicle through which we learn to speak and learn to give a coherent structure to our thoughts.
Deaf people tend to structure their ideas differently than people who hear or have ever heard. Therefore, the way of inserting them into society is a little different. These people learn and develop through other schemes, but they are just as capable and useful as the rest of human beings.
sign language
Another goal pursued by the International Week of the Deaf is to enhance people’s interest in learning and using the sign language of their country. As with languages, each nation has its own codes or signs, so that deaf individuals can communicate with each other and with the rest of the people.
Learning the sign language of your country should be a goal promoted by the political organizations of each nation. It is as important as knowing another language or keeping alive the cultural heritage of an indigenous ethnic group or an ancestral tradition.
What is hearing loss?
Finally, the World Health Organization (WHO) has also taken advantage of the International Week of the Deaf to raise awareness among civil society regarding hearing loss, a hearing disorder that affects five out of every thousand children in the world. Mild hearing loss can be corrected if it is diagnosed during the first months of the infant’s life, since it is during the first three months of birth that the auditory canals of human beings finish developing, so during this period it can be performed. a surgical intervention to correct the problem, with subsequent rehabilitation.
Regarding profound or severe hearing loss, the only solution at an early age is the placement of implants or hearing aids that allow the child to lead a normal life, like the rest of their peers.
How to celebrate International Week of the Deaf?
The best way to celebrate is to join the activities carried out by many non-profit organizations throughout the world, where not only the inclusion of deaf and deaf-mute people is promoted, but also an environment is created in which those interested can learn sign language, interact with deaf children and young people and learn regarding the reality that these people live in their daily lives, to provide answers that truly benefit their quality of life and allow them to integrate into society without any further limitations. beyond your own hearing condition or disorder.
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