TheTalk Sign 2017 campaign is gathering momentum
Everyone is encouraged to buy a Talk Sign sticker for only R10 and wear it on Talk Sign Day (Friday, March 10).
SHAMILA Surjoo, director of the KZN Blind and Deaf Society hopes everyone will join in the campaign by buying a Talk Sign sticker to wear next Friday.
“We are also encouraging people to do an activity on Talk Sign Day to show support for people who are deaf,’’ she said. “As far as the Talk Sign Day activities are concerned, schools and businesses can be as creative as they like. For example, each pupil can present something in Sign Language to the class and the corporates can distribute the ‘Do’s and Don’ts’ when communicating with someone who is deaf, to all their staff members,’’ suggests Shamila.
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Talk Sign campaign manager Alice Leah explained, “We are so excited by our collaboration with the nine Chateau Gateaux branches in KZN and Gauteng, which have embraced this KZN Blind and Deaf Society initiative. This is the first time that the campaign has secured a large retailer to sell stickers to the public, which skyrockets the availability of stickers. The Talk Sign Campaign aims to popularise South African Sign Language (SASL) and the money raised from sticker sales is used for the education of the deaf and hard of hearing and to assist with job creation and placement.”
According to the president of the KZN Blind and Deaf Society, Justice Zak Yacoob: “It is a human right of every person who is deaf to be able to communicate – to understand others and to be understood. We all need to communicate with each other. Imagine how lonely it must be when you don’t understand what the people around you are saying and no one understands what you are trying to say? This is how people who are deaf feel around those who don’t understand South African Sign Language (SASL),’’ explained Justice Yacoob.
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For bulk sticker orders to sell at school or work, please contact Alice at 082 5772110 or e-mail alice@thealist.co.za or visit www.talksign.co.za for more information.
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