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Visual communication. tool for understanding

Our 1.1 youth exchange, entitled “Visual Communication.Tool for Understanding.”

took place between 26.03.2011-03.04.2011, in Oradea.

This exchange was financed by the European Communitie’s Youth in Action Program. In the program participated six-six participants, from five countries: Italy, Spain, Hungary, Poland and Romania, totally 30 participants. The themes of the project were social exclusion, youth unemployment and poverty. The aim of the project was to make short animations with the ‘stop-motion’ technique, about the themes of the exchange. In the project participated people with visual problems, blinde and deaf-mute people. The participants were formed in mixed groups to satart making the films. During the week, the participants had opportunities to participate at cultural events as the intercultural evening, karaoke night, and a piano concert organized by the participants and played by two blind participants. At the end of the project the films made by the participants were shown in a local pub, where many other people could see them.

Dialogue without sound: for equal chances!

This youth initiative has the aim to ensure an environment for non formal learning of sign language for a mixed group of deaf-mutes and persons whitout disability. In the six months 16.08.2010 – 28.03.2011, the participants have the chance to learn sign language and to get to know deaf-mute people. Meantime we would like to help the deaf-mute participants to integrate in groups of people, who do not have deficiencies, and to maintain and strengthen the ties made during the programs. We include 10 deaf-mutes and 30 people without hearing problems who learn about the world of deaf-mute people and the world of those without difficulties. Moreover they are learning sign-language with non formal methods like, workshops, artistic activities, games of improvisation, etc.