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Films give hearing impaired chance to voice their problems
What started out as experimentation in film-making for a group of differently abled people, managed to achieve much more. Apart from ‘voicing their problems’, two films made by Vadodara-based 33-year old Rajesh Ketkar and his friends Virbahdrasinh Rathod and Kiran Kumar ‘Deaf Issues’ and `Family’_ were screened and awarded at the World Deaf Expo-2007, held in Coimbatore last month.
According to Pratapsinh Rathod, Virbhadrasinh’s proud father, the trio used to enjoy exploring new high-tech gadgets as a hobby and their 40-minute-film ‘Family’ and 25-minute-film ‘Deaf Issues’ were only a part of their experimentation in editing and direction. They also scripted the film as well, said Pratapsinh. “Both the movies were dubbed by Dipti Gajjar, an interpreter and a teacher from Kamla Badhir Vidhlaya,’’ he added.
For now, the group is enthusiastic about going to the World Deaf Expo-2007 to be held in Spain in July. However, Ketkar, with the help of his interpreter Reshmi Mehta, conveyed that the lack of funds may pose a problem for them. She said, “He said that he and his friends are not too positive about coming up with Rs 5 lakh which they need for their Spain trip.’’ Nevertheless, the techno-savvy trio has started scouting for sponsors through internet, said Mehta.
“With advancing technology in communication, I would not want myself to be cocooned in India,’’ Ketkar expressed. Instead, he said, given a chance, he would want his creativity and talent to be showcased in different countries.
Virbhadra, who is also the captain of the Gujarat deaf cricket team, talked about their films with Mehta’s help. While ‘Family’ is about routine chores of a nuclear family and the problems they face, ‘Deaf Issues’ emphasises the various communication problems faced by the hearing impaired.
Talking on the issue of differences in teaching patterns for the hearing-impaired causing communication problems, which is discussed in the film, Pratapsinh said, “There is a shortage of interpreters for hearing-impaired and due to this communication is a major problem.’’ He added, “Moreover, the sign language and course of studies in various hearing-impaired institutions varies from school to school, which also add to the communication problem.’’ he says.
Pratapsinh, who also is the honorary secretary of the Mook Badhir Mandal, stressed, “The film made by these people has shown problems caused by sign language variation in India and also takes up the issue of parents not readily learning sign language.’’
What started out as experimentation in film-making for a group of differently abled people, managed to achieve much more. Apart from ‘voicing their problems’, two films made by Vadodara-based 33-year old Rajesh Ketkar and his friends Virbahdrasinh Rathod and Kiran Kumar ‘Deaf Issues’ and `Family’_ were screened and awarded at the World Deaf Expo-2007, held in Coimbatore last month.
According to Pratapsinh Rathod, Virbhadrasinh’s proud father, the trio used to enjoy exploring new high-tech gadgets as a hobby and their 40-minute-film ‘Family’ and 25-minute-film ‘Deaf Issues’ were only a part of their experimentation in editing and direction. They also scripted the film as well, said Pratapsinh. “Both the movies were dubbed by Dipti Gajjar, an interpreter and a teacher from Kamla Badhir Vidhlaya,’’ he added.
For now, the group is enthusiastic about going to the World Deaf Expo-2007 to be held in Spain in July. However, Ketkar, with the help of his interpreter Reshmi Mehta, conveyed that the lack of funds may pose a problem for them. She said, “He said that he and his friends are not too positive about coming up with Rs 5 lakh which they need for their Spain trip.’’ Nevertheless, the techno-savvy trio has started scouting for sponsors through internet, said Mehta.
“With advancing technology in communication, I would not want myself to be cocooned in India,’’ Ketkar expressed. Instead, he said, given a chance, he would want his creativity and talent to be showcased in different countries.
Virbhadra, who is also the captain of the Gujarat deaf cricket team, talked about their films with Mehta’s help. While ‘Family’ is about routine chores of a nuclear family and the problems they face, ‘Deaf Issues’ emphasises the various communication problems faced by the hearing impaired.
Talking on the issue of differences in teaching patterns for the hearing-impaired causing communication problems, which is discussed in the film, Pratapsinh said, “There is a shortage of interpreters for hearing-impaired and due to this communication is a major problem.’’ He added, “Moreover, the sign language and course of studies in various hearing-impaired institutions varies from school to school, which also add to the communication problem.’’ he says.
Pratapsinh, who also is the honorary secretary of the Mook Badhir Mandal, stressed, “The film made by these people has shown problems caused by sign language variation in India and also takes up the issue of parents not readily learning sign language.’’