The 7th Gangdong Sign Language Festival Held

Over 100 Sign Language Class Graduates and Deaf Participants Attend Sign Language Festival at Gangdong-gu Office on the 4th... Various Programs Including Sign Language Performances by Gangdong-gu Sign Language Interpretation Center Graduates and Deaf Performers Prepared

Gangdong-gu (Mayor Lee Soo-hee) announced that it will hold the "7th Sign Language Festival" on the 4th at the Gangdong-gu Office auditorium.

Hosted by the Gangdong-gu Sign Language Interpretation Center, the "Gangdong Sign Language Festival," now in its 7th year, is a communication event prepared together by both non-disabled and disabled people to expand interest in sign language and improve awareness of disabilities.

On the day of the event, about 100 students from the sign language classes operated by the Gangdong-gu Sign Language Interpretation Center and local deaf people will attend to showcase a deaf sign language performance where attendees can directly see and experience various expressions of sign language.

Additionally, various programs such as ▲sign language songs by graduates of the sign language classes and ▲screening of sign language letter videos are prepared.

Shin Sook, Director of the Disability Welfare Division, said, "This festival was organized to activate the performance culture of deaf people by combining sign language, the language of the deaf, with performing arts, providing an opportunity for non-disabled and disabled people to watch performances together and communicate with open minds." She added, "I hope this festival will be an opportunity to encounter and understand the language of deaf people in daily life."

The performances are free to attend, and for more details, inquiries can be made to the Gangdong-gu Office Disability Welfare Division or the Gangdong-gu Sign Language Interpretation Center.

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