Assistance of Literacy and Communication Skill for People with Hearing and Speech Impairment

CIQAL has been commiting Assistance of Literacy and Communication Skill for People with Hearing and Speech Impairment since May 2012. It is a sub-program of Economic Empowerment Program of People with Disabilities in Bantul Regency, Province of Yogyakarta Special Region.

Background of Program

At program 2010 and 2011 before, CIQAL found some CIQAL’s beneficiaries that have hearing and speech impairment have communication problem. They don’t know sign language. They also cannot write and cannot read. Of course it’s the big problem. How can they be interacted with society while they cannot communicate with their community?

That’s why in program 2012-2013, CIQAL added sub-program Assistance of Literacy and Communication Skill for People with Hearing and Speech Impairment.

The participants of Assistance of Literacy and Communication Skill for People with Hearing and Speech Impairment are not only PWDs but also their family. It is important because family is the main support for PWD.

Assistance of Literacy and Communication Skill for People with Hearing and Speech Impairment has been done in 10 subdistricts in Bantul Regency. It is done in Banguntapan subdistrict, Pajangan subdistrict, Sedayu subdistrict, Kasihan subdistrict, Pandak subdistrict, Sanden subdistrict, Piyungan subdistrict, Kretek subdistrict, Dlingo subdistrict and Srandakan subdistrict.