20 Feb 2012
Deafway has
announced that a group of its members will set off to Nepal in
four-wheel drive vehicles this November to see how people in the
country live with hearing loss.
The group will visit four of Deafway's
projects in different parts of Nepal between November 15th and the
26th, giving the participants the chance to meet and work with
Nepalese deaf people and see how using the service has changed
their lives, the Hearing Times reports.
"If you are born deaf in Nepal, you are
usually denied this right," David Hynes, chief executive of
Deafway, told the newspaper. "The implications of not developing
language are massively negative and you are destined to live a life
on the very margins of society."
He added: "We cannot and will not give up
on thousands of deaf children and adults who are still being denied
the most basic human rights - the right to language."
All money raised from the trip will go
towards continuing Deafway's work in Nepal. The charity began its
operations there in 2000 after a trek with British mountaineer Doug
Scott, when Deafway began working with the Nepal Federation of Deaf
and Hard of Hearing People. The charity also carries out work at a
school for deaf children in Uganda.
If you think you may have a hearing loss why not take our
online hearing check questionnaire or make an
appointment to have a free hearing test at your nearest
Amplifon branch.
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