Stories

Have you ever assumed wrong? I did…
I looked at the seven statues of St. John on the shelf and asked them all for help. I had made it clear earlier that this money was theirs to spend as they wanted, so I had to shut up and be disappointed seeing them buy paper goods that would be used once and tossed away…for what?

Habel Ouma: Deaf Rights Advocacy in Kenya
Habel Ouma, Deaf rights advocate in Kenya, promotes deaf education & employment, justice for gender-based violence, & sign interpreting.

Local University in Zambia to Accept Deaf Law Students
Frank Musukwa explains how Deaf organizations in Zambia advocated with local universities to ask them to enroll Deaf law students.

Lessons learned through Travel – Thank you but no thank you?
Typically when you travel to another country with different norms than yours, you learn lessons the hard way.

Deaf Feminist Movement of Argentina
MOSFA, @Moviemiento de Sordas Feministas Argentina, a Deaf Feminist collective from Argentina pushes the understanding of feminism to include people of all genders and ablilities in their fight against oprressive systems.

Hearing and Deaf Kids Connecting
In one school in Zimbabwe, Africa, hearing students and deaf students didn’t interact. But one day, that changed–hearing and deaf kids connected.

Dulamsuren Jigjid: Mongolian Deaf Leader
Mongolian Deaf leader Dulamsuren Jigjid shares her story of how she became an empowered Deaf woman leader. She is advancing disability rights in Mongolia.

MNI Works with Nawalparasi Association of the Deaf in Nepal, South Asia
MNI staff works with the Nawalparasi Association of the Deaf in Nepal, South Asia, to observe and assist with their empowerment training workshop.

Passing the Filipino Sign Language Act
The president of the Philippines Federation of the Deaf explains the process for passing the Filipino Sign Language Act.

Asociación Sordos Limón: Afro-Costa Rican Deaf
Asociación Sordos Limón describes the lives of Deaf Afro-Costa Ricans and compares them to the habitants of the capital city — San José.

Power of Empowerment
Empowering deaf women in Africa – what happens?

Deaf Accessibility in India
Thusar and Babloo talks about accessibility for deaf people in India