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http://www.ahora.cu/english/SECTIONS/national/2006/Junio/27-06-06e.htm
Cubans will celebrate the International Day of the Deaf tomorrow knowing that 18 of the island's children have had their hearing restored thanks to cochlear inner-ear implant surgery.
This operation, which costs tens of thousands of dollars abroad, is carried out for free in Cuba. The Cuban government also provides specialized schools for 140 non-hearing/non-speaking children and youngsters across the island.
Professors and interpreters working in these specialized centers are trained overseas or through international seminars held in Cuba by international bodies such as the Hilton-Perkins School and the Handicap non-governmental organization.
Cuba has 669 deaf/non-speaking citizens; of these 78 are employed and the others receive social assistance. The International Day of the Deaf is recognized on June 27 to commemorate the birth of US citizen Helen Keller in 1880. Mrs. Keller, who was blind and deaf, represents a paradigm of willingness, courage and solidarity with all the deaf people around the world.
Cubans will celebrate the International Day of the Deaf tomorrow knowing that 18 of the island's children have had their hearing restored thanks to cochlear inner-ear implant surgery.
This operation, which costs tens of thousands of dollars abroad, is carried out for free in Cuba. The Cuban government also provides specialized schools for 140 non-hearing/non-speaking children and youngsters across the island.
Professors and interpreters working in these specialized centers are trained overseas or through international seminars held in Cuba by international bodies such as the Hilton-Perkins School and the Handicap non-governmental organization.
Cuba has 669 deaf/non-speaking citizens; of these 78 are employed and the others receive social assistance. The International Day of the Deaf is recognized on June 27 to commemorate the birth of US citizen Helen Keller in 1880. Mrs. Keller, who was blind and deaf, represents a paradigm of willingness, courage and solidarity with all the deaf people around the world.