‘Partnering through ICT and Sign
Language Is Our Priority’
..attendance
by eight invited deaf, each joined by a hearing family member/ teacher /
employer, was supported by YWAMDCM in September. This was a new approach that
emphasised the deaf-hearing interdependency (partnership) spirit of YDCM.
Its objective was
partially achieved in that five hearing partners were present in the group of
twenty eight at the event, three for the first time.
We had hoped that the
deaf driver we had enabled to pass would co-drive the hire vehicle for our
invitees with his hearing driver instructor partner Bernard. Unfortunately
increased vehicle charges and other complications prevented this happening and
public transport had to be used.
Joint deaf-hearing
participation is still a new idea to many and more ground work is needed.
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