An Awareness Rally on World Deaf Day

The group of about 150 hearing-impaired children who walked by the lakeside, Chandigarh on Sep. 26, 2007 took initiative to promote their cause. They made a bold statement in the end defying their own silence.

Organised in association with Widex, to create awareness towards the needs of children with hearing impairment, the event, marking World Deaf Day, successfully voiced the problems of these special students and preventive measures that need to be taken to fight deafness and muteness.

Students from Vatika High School for Deaf and Dumb on their part conveyed their message through placards and poster as they walked through the length to Sukhna Lake.

"The rally was extremely helpful in getting the message across to people to send their children with special needs to special schools."

To the general public, the message at the rally was loud and clear - "We don't need sympathy but equal opportunities". These special students went a step ahead to express their concern about issues that not just affect them but the whole world.