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2010 Deaf Awareness Week Celebration

 

Posted on November 15, 2010

In 1991, Proclamation 829 declaring the second week of November as Deaf Awareness Week was enacted by her Excellency Former Late President Corazon C. Aquino to enhance significant public awareness on the prevention, early detection and intervention, habilitation and education of the hearing impaired.

  
   
 

Through the initiative of the Metro Manila Federation Agencies for the Deaf (MMFAD), Deaf Awareness Week (DAW) has been a landmark event celebrating diversity in the communication abilities of individual with communication barriers.

  
 

This year’s DAW Celebration was chaired by Parent Council for the Welfare of the Hearing Impaired Children, Inc. (PCWHIC) with the theme, “Be a part…not apart”.

  
 

Activities include:

  
 
 

Nov. 6

Silent Eyes, a photo exhibit by Visual Shot Club, a group of Deaf photographers held @ the 3rd Floor Trinoma, Quezon City (pre-DAW celebration)
 

Nov. 7

DAW Opening Ceremony, Quezon Memorial Circle Disco Area, Quezon City.

 

Nov. 9

Basic Sign Language Classes @ St. Francis School VSA-Arts Philippines, Inc.
 

Nov. 11

Culinary Festival, Magsaysay Institute of Hospitality and Culinary Arts @ Times Plaza Bldg., Manila

 

Nov. 12

Basic Computer Animation by Power Mac @ Trinoma, Quezon City
 

Nov. 13

DAW Closing Ceremony, SM Novaliches, Quezon City
 
 

“Deaf...on Beats” is a combination of theatrical contemporary movements that tells the love of country, heroic honor, conflict of society of love and family.

“Deaf...on Beats” tells the life of the deaf through theatrical drama participated in by their parents, teachers and deaf themselves with different communication exposure; sign language and listen and talk.

“Deaf...on Beats” is directed and choreographed by Myra Medrana, DTP professional deaf artist and assisted by Alden de los Reyes former GMA Choreographer.

“Deaf...on Beats” was organized by VSA International Organization on Arts & Disability & Inclusive Arts Networking in cooperation with SM Foundation.

  
   
 

“Deaf...on Beats” was organized by VSA International Organization on Arts & Disability & Inclusive Arts Networking in cooperation with SM Foundation.

  
   
     
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