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Our Voice is Our Hands
Start date: Jan 1, 2015, End date: Oct 31, 2015 PROJECT  FINISHED 

?Our Voice is Our Hands? named project will take place in Trabzon-Akçaabat between the dates 22th August ? 5th September for 15 days long. The Turkish team will participate in our project as 8- participants-group including one sign language trainer and leaders and Spain, Italy, Estonia and Bulgaria will participate as 8-participants-group including group leaders. Totally 40 people will take part in our project. During the project through the sign language trainer and theTurkish team who know sign language, the sign language training will be given to the participants. Actually; after the basic sign language training which lasts for 4 days, it will continue during the project thanks to the activities for that we reinforce what we learn and make them helpful. Every learned word, every built sentence will be recorded via videos through the participation of our participants. The shot videos will be shared via the account which was opened on behalf of us on Youtube. So, the shot videos will provide convenience for the people who want learn the sign language thanks to our participants. Moreover, our participants will feel the happiness of teaching what they have learned, another person. Thans to the visiting to the Organization for Deaf and Dumb, the atmosphere where our participants could practise for what they have learned and they could see what the hearing impaired people experience in their lifes, will be provided. Through the short films shot and the slogans created by our participants; the lifes, the difficulties of the hearing impaired people, how the perspective of the other people to them and the education of the hearing impaired people will be mentioned. Moreover, the conveniences in the hearing impaired people?s life which is provided by knowing the sign language of the healthy individuals will be mentioned. Our participants who has become conscious about these subjects will suggest this consciousness to audiences through the short films shot. These short films will reach more people by being shared on people?s individual accounts on Facebook through the social media. From the shared short films, the owners of the one most liked will be rewarded. Thanks to the visiting to historical places, the participants will both witness the beauty of these places and record a video making advertisement of these places through the sign language. Later, that video will be shared via social media and Youtube after the subtitle is attached. Every country will be given an opportunity to introduce their cultural dances, outfits, music and food in cultural nights. After our participants return to their countries and after a long time, they will get a chance to recall the words which they have forgetten thanks to the shared videos. They will be able to transfer easily what they know, if there are people who want learnd the sign language in around them or in their family. Our goals are that the participants could learn the sign language and we could teach the sign language so many people as we could reach. The videos shared on Youtube will make real these aims.
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