Activities for the Week of Deaf Culture

The Week of Deaf Culture has arrived, which will be marked by a series of activities in different parts of the country.

Until Saturday, September 23 at different locations in the countrythese activities will be carried out.

The Deaf Culture Week has its own motto “We can’t hear you, but we want to communicate with you.”

Activities include guided visits to the Museum of Democratic Culture, workshops for the whole family, talks, art presentations, a craft market and a closing ceremony with the Festival of Deaf Culture.

At headquarters Ministry of Culture There will be informative talks aimed at deaf people on topics such as “History of deaf culture”how to apply for national competitions, the registration process in the film industry registry, a workshop on the creation of short films and the rights of deaf people, among others.

On Saturday, September 23 for Deaf Culture Festival, Plaza de la Giraffein the Albrook Mall, there will be a sale of handicrafts, dance and drawing workshops, dance presentations, a gestural choir for the program “Especial de la Red de Orquestas”, a performance in the vernacular by deaf actresses.

There will also be a health fair and experience areas, and space where hearing persons, Accompanied by deaf people, they can experience the communication barriers faced by people with hearing loss.

These will be activities to promote the inclusion of people deaf within society, in addition to raising citizens’ awareness of the reality that these people live, their way of interacting with the environment and the importance of not isolating it, but engaging in artistic and cultural activities. cultural nationally, he said Jorge Morales, director of Equal Opportunities.

Artisans, entrepreneurs, artists and talents from the deaf community participate in this activity and with the support of the National Association of the Deaf of Panama, the Panama Sign Language Academy, public and private entities and the National MiCultura Administrations such as the Creative Economy, Cultural Rights and Citizenship and the National Administration for the Arts .

At the end of September, Deaf Week is celebrated in Panama, and there will be activities.