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Sign Arts
Start date: Sep 1, 2014, End date: Aug 31, 2016 PROJECT  FINISHED 

Discrimination against the disabled should be placed on the agenda of society and it must be enabled to society to self-question. Our students have an intense problem areas in respect of social integration as they are hearing impaired. They face to face some common problems that are specific to hearing impaired in respect of communication, self-expression, self-esteem, acceptance of their own handicap, gaining of self-identity and utilization of social opportunities equally. Our purpose is to reduce the social problems of our hearing impaired students taking into account problem areas. So, our project is “ to increase hearing impaired students’ social integration through the arts education” . When considered the reasons mentioned above, the following objectives of the project are listed: The project enables students: 1. to develop about the concept of disability and individual differences 2. to gain sensitivity to accepting themselves and others 3. to create awareness about distinguishing of individual differences of themselves. 4. to develop the concepts in the development process of self-confidence and self-identity. 5. to improve the skills to cope with stress and anger as to apply in real life. 6. to gain knowledge to benefit from the cultural activities such as cinema, performing arts, plastic arts, museums. 7. The project will increase the social awareness of our students at the end of the project. 8. The project will encourage the students to improve the interaction skills of students about different cultures 9. The project will help to eliminate the fear of people from foreigners and to let them share their ideas using sign language. 10. The project will ensure tolerance of differences and European culture among hearing-impaired students 11. The project will enable to develop a sense of intercultural identity among hearing-impaired students. 12. The project will motivate the students to contribute to the world of art and cultural heritage among hearing-impaired students Participants: Students: Students who are at the age of between 14 and over, hearing-impaired students Parents: Parents who have hearing-impaired children at the age of between 14 and over. Teachers and personnel: Teachers and personnel working with hearing-impaired students Description of activities 1. Information meeting: All the target groups in the project will be informed, about the project, the activities and the partners. 2. Presentations, and wall paper: The presentation, activities, related-texts, photographs and posters will be displayed. 3. Project executive board meetings: Project tasks will be shared. 4. Observation and survey applications: Pre-test and Post-test Measurement of students' social integration skills will be applied with surveys and observations. 5. Project web page: It will enable to share about the project among the partners and to follow-up the activities of the project. 6. Parents and teachers training seminars: It will be organized for parents and teachers to increase the awareness of parents and to get some responsibilities about social integration of their children. 7. Workshops for hearing impaired students: Social basic integration skills will be gained to hearing impaired students by specialists through creative drama or different training methods. 8. Artistic and cultural activities: Students will participate to cultural activities. 9. Artistic (dance, theater, painting, ceramics, etc.) educational performance by hearing impaired: Each project partner is expected to set out a performance (dance, theater, painting, ceramics, etc..). 10. Cultural Bulletin with Sign Language: The artistic and cultural bulletin of the cities will be published on web site and board of the school monthly. 11. Brochure: The preparation and distribution of brochures to the art related places (museums, art galleries, cinemas , theaters etc.). 12. Handbook: “The handbook of ensuring the social integration of hearing impaired students” will be written with the partners 13. Festival: Organizing international festival. Methodology: Art Training Methods and seminars. Results and Impact: Thanks to the project, students • gain communication skills and skills to initiate and develop relationships. • gain to solve problems and refrain from behavior problems, • have the awareness of individual differences and disability, • have the knowledge of concepts in the development process of self-confidence and self-identity • reduces their fear of foreigners by communicating with Different sign languages, • tolerate European Culture and differences, • develops Intercultural sense of belonging • contribute to the world of art and the protection of cultural heritage. Potential longer term benefits: Hearing impaired students will be provided for integration into society; they get the benefit of the social and cultural facilities the society has offered and, they contribute the cultural heritage contributes.

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