Deaf and Dumb Association of Darjeeling

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INTERNATIONAL DAY OF SIGN LANGUAGE 2022.

International Day of Sign Language was celebrated on 24thSeptember 2022 in Darjeeling  by Deaf Association of Darjeeling at Pine Tree hotel drew attention to the accomplishments of people who are deaf and also promotes their rights. (It is also known as the Deaf Awareness Week or International Week of Deaf People.)

During this week,deaf organizations publicize many activities and informational campaigns to educate people about deafness. 

The World Health Organization (WHO) reports around 466 million people worldwide to have disabling hearing loss (1). Of those, 34 million are children. 60% of childhood hearing loss is due to preventable causes. The WHO estimates 1.1 billion young people between 12 and 35 years of age at risk of hearing loss due to exposure to noise in recreational settings such as music concerts.

 Learn a few sign language expressions. Here’s a good pamphlet to start. 

INTERNATIONAL DAY OF THE DEAF HISTORY

International Week of the Deaf is an initiative of the World Federation of the Deaf (WFD)and was first launched in 1958 in Rome, Italy. It is celebrated annually by the global Deaf Community on the last week of September each year to commemorate the same month the first World Congress of the WFD was held.

Faiyaz Shafique Ansari

Darjeeling.