Deaf Enabled Foundation
{{Short description|NGO for the deaf and disabled from India}}
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| full_name = Deaf Enabled Foundation
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| formation = {{start date and age|2009|10|31}}
| founder = TKM Sandeep
| founding_location = Secunderabad
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| region_served = Maharashtra, Gujarat, Telangana, AndhraPradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal
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| services = Education, Skill Training, Deaf Rights Advocacy, Sign Language Teaching, Placements
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| language = Indian Sign Language and English
| owner = TKM Sandeep
| sec_gen = S Hari Hara Kumar
| leader_title = Director
| leader_name = Ramya Miryala
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| board_of_directors = Sujata Mandal, Sanjay Kumar Kankaria, Lakshmi Andalu, Murtaza TK, P Samuel, Ajit Sridhar Prabhu
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| subsidiaries = Talking Hands And Co.
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Deaf Enabled Foundation (DEF) is a non-profit organization founded in 2009. DEF is based in India and operates in several states, including Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, and West Bengal.:{{cite web |title=DEAF ENABLED FOUNDATION |url=http://www.ignou.ac.in/upload/directory_info.pdf |website=ignou |access-date=14 February 2024 |archive-date=14 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240214111216/http://www.ignou.ac.in/upload/directory_info.pdf |url-status=live }}{{cite news |title=Republic Day 2022: Preamble to Constitution in Indian sign language - WATCH |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/the-buzz/article/republic-day-2022-preamble-to-constitution-in-indian-sign-language-watch/853142 |access-date=14 February 2024 |work=www.timesnownews.com |date=26 January 2022 |language=en |archive-date=14 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240214104613/https://www.timesnownews.com/the-buzz/article/republic-day-2022-preamble-to-constitution-in-indian-sign-language-watch/853142 |url-status=live }} DEF is affiliated to National Association of the Deaf, India.{{cite web |title=Affiliations - National Association of the Deaf |url=http://nadindia.org/AboutUs/Affiliations |website=nadindia.org |access-date=14 February 2024 |language=en |archive-date=14 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240214111648/http://nadindia.org/AboutUs/Affiliations |url-status=live }}{{cite news |title=Coronavirus: The disabled Indians fighting for their livelihoods |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/disability-54188218 |access-date=14 February 2024 |date=29 September 2020 |archive-date=18 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231018220641/https://www.bbc.com/news/disability-54188218 |url-status=live }}
History and mission
DEF was established by a group of deaf and non-deaf individuals in 2009.{{cite news |last1=B |first1=Nitin |title=Run by the deaf, this unique Hyderabad restaurant serves sign language lessons too |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/telangana/run-deaf-unique-hyderabad-restaurant-serves-sign-language-lessons-too-71871 |access-date=19 February 2024 |work=The News Minute |date=19 November 2017 |language=en |archive-date=19 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240219173734/https://www.thenewsminute.com/telangana/run-deaf-unique-hyderabad-restaurant-serves-sign-language-lessons-too-71871 |url-status=live }} The foundation trains individuals in Indian Sign Language (ISL). They provide education, vocational training, and support services to deaf individuals. DEF aims to empower women through various initiatives focused on reproductive health, counselling, and legal awareness.{{cite news |last1=Bureau |first1=The Hindu |title=Students and teachers honoured with Helen Keller Award |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/students-and-teachers-honoured-with-helen-keller-award/article67501538.ece |access-date=14 February 2024 |work=The Hindu |date=5 November 2023 |language=en-IN |archive-date=14 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240214104613/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/students-and-teachers-honoured-with-helen-keller-award/article67501538.ece |url-status=live }}{{cite news |title=Coronavirus: The disabled Indians fighting for their livelihoods |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/disability-54188218 |access-date=19 February 2024 |work=BBC News |date=29 September 2020 |archive-date=19 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240219173240/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/disability-54188218 |url-status=live }}
Initiatives
DEF has the following initiatives{{cite web |last1=R |first1=Kausalya Suharika |title=Deaf EnAbled Foundation Empowering the Deaf Community |url=https://www.fridaywall.com/deaf-enabled-foundation-empowering-the-deaf-community/ |website=FridayWall |access-date=19 February 2024 |date=13 October 2023 |archive-date=19 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240219171710/https://www.fridaywall.com/deaf-enabled-foundation-empowering-the-deaf-community/ |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last1=Kaleru |first1=Vasavi |title=Hyderabad: Meeting needs of specially challenged |url=https://www.thehansindia.com/news/cities/hyderabad/hyderabad-meeting-needs-of-specially-challenged-670718?infinitescroll=1 |access-date=19 February 2024 |work=www.thehansindia.com |date=7 February 2021 |language=en |archive-date=19 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240219172611/https://www.thehansindia.com/news/cities/hyderabad/hyderabad-meeting-needs-of-specially-challenged-670718?infinitescroll=1 |url-status=live }}
=DEF ISL=
DEF conducts individual classes and corporate workshops to create awareness about Indian Sign Language.{{cite news |last1=Kaleru |first1=Vasavi |title=Hyderabad: Meeting needs of specially challenged |url=https://www.thehansindia.com/news/cities/hyderabad/hyderabad-meeting-needs-of-specially-challenged-670718 |work=www.thehansindia.com |date=7 February 2021 |language=en |access-date=14 February 2024 |archive-date=14 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240214104616/https://www.thehansindia.com/news/cities/hyderabad/hyderabad-meeting-needs-of-specially-challenged-670718 |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last1=Iyer |first1=Sahana |title=Signing a new language |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/education/2021/Sep/23/signing-a-new-language-2362603.html |access-date=14 February 2024 |work=The New Indian Express |date=23 September 2021 |language=en |archive-date=14 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240214104613/https://www.newindianexpress.com/education/2021/Sep/23/signing-a-new-language-2362603.html |url-status=live }}{{cite news |title=Sending out a positive signal through Sign Language |url=https://www.heraldgoa.in/Cafe/Sending-out-a-positive-signal-through-Sign-Langauge/194350 |access-date=14 February 2024 |work=oHeraldo |archive-date=14 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240214113955/https://www.heraldgoa.in/Cafe/Sending-out-a-positive-signal-through-Sign-Langauge/194350 |url-status=live }}
=DEF Academy=
DEF provides formal education assistance for deaf students pursuing intermediate and degree courses, collaborating with the Board of Intermediate, Telangana, and IGNOU.{{cite web |last1=Patwardhan |first1=Aditi |title=Over 1,800 Hearing-Impaired Persons Have Found Employment Thanks to This NGO |url=https://www.thebetterindia.com/92714/deaf-enabled-foundation-ngo-vocational-training-hearing-impaired/ |website=The Better India |access-date=14 February 2024 |date=25 March 2017 |archive-date=14 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240214113837/https://www.thebetterindia.com/92714/deaf-enabled-foundation-ngo-vocational-training-hearing-impaired/ |url-status=live }}
=DEF Skills=
DEF offers vocational training in IT skills, English communication, and office readiness modules.{{cite news |last1=Chakravorty |first1=Reshmi |title=Letting silence do the talking |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/lifestyle/food-and-recipes/290817/letting-silence-do-the-talking.html |access-date=14 February 2024 |work=Deccan Chronicle |date=29 August 2017 |language=en |archive-date=21 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230321071830/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/lifestyle/food-and-recipes/290817/letting-silence-do-the-talking.html |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last1=Tadepalli |first1=Maitreyi |title=A 'special' way to treat yourself |url=https://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Hyderabad-Tab/2018-02-02/A-special-way-to-treat-yourself/356147 |access-date=19 February 2024 |work=www.thehansindia.com |date=3 February 2018 |language=en |archive-date=19 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240219173657/https://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Hyderabad-Tab/2018-02-02/A-special-way-to-treat-yourself/356147 |url-status=live }}
=DEF Youth Advancement=
This initiative includes leadership training, adventure camps, and sports tournaments for overall development.{{cite news |last1=India |first1=The Hans |title=4th edition of T-20 cricket championship for deaf held |url=https://www.thehansindia.com/telangana/4th-edition-of-t-20-cricket-championship-for-deaf-held-758710 |access-date=14 February 2024 |work=www.thehansindia.com |date=22 August 2022 |language=en |archive-date=14 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240214114044/https://www.thehansindia.com/telangana/4th-edition-of-t-20-cricket-championship-for-deaf-held-758710 |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last1=Service |first1=Express News |title=Competitions held for the hearing impaired |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2013/Sep/02/competitions-held-for-the-hearing-impaired-512579.html |access-date=14 February 2024 |work=The New Indian Express |date=2 September 2013 |language=en |archive-date=14 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240214114115/https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2013/Sep/02/competitions-held-for-the-hearing-impaired-512579.html |url-status=live }}{{cite news |title=Indore Sports Update: Emerald Heights, Modern School in semis |url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/indore/indore-sports-update-emerald-heights-modern-school-in-semis |access-date=19 February 2024 |work=Free Press Journal |language=en |archive-date=19 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240219173827/https://www.freepressjournal.in/indore/indore-sports-update-emerald-heights-modern-school-in-semis |url-status=live }}
=DEF Child Outreach=
DEF organises quizzes, painting competitions, and scholarships through the Helen Keller Academic Excellence Awards.{{cite web |title=DEF- Celebrates its 13th Anniversary & Helen Keller Award Ceremony 2022 |url=https://www.digient.in/helen-keller-award-ceremony |website=Digient |access-date=19 February 2024 |language=english |archive-date=19 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240219171530/https://www.digient.in/helen-keller-award-ceremony |url-status=live }}
=DEF Women=
This program consists of reproductive health seminars, counselling sessions, legal awareness workshops, and other support services.{{cite news |last1=Tadepalli |first1=Maitreyi |title=Call to empathise with deaf women |url=https://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Hyderabad-Tab/2018-03-07/Call-to-empathise-with-deaf-women/364265 |access-date=19 February 2024 |work=www.thehansindia.com |date=8 March 2018 |language=en |archive-date=19 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240219173532/https://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Hyderabad-Tab/2018-03-07/Call-to-empathise-with-deaf-women/364265 |url-status=live }}
=EduTech Initiatives=
DEF has developed the DEF ISL App, a virtual dictionary with 70,000+ English words converted to Indian Sign Language, and the EduSign Academy, an online academic assistance platform that explains concepts in sign language for intermediate and degree deaf students. It also includes personality development and legal awareness modules.{{cite news |title=International Sign language day celebrated(Telugu title) |url=https://www.manatelangana.news/happy-international-sign-language-day/ |access-date=14 February 2024 |work=Mana Telangana |date=23 September 2023 |archive-date=14 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240214114241/https://www.manatelangana.news/happy-international-sign-language-day/ |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last1=archive |first1=our online |title=Chennai: Signs made easy with Deaf Enabled Foundation's ISL app by Larsen and Toubro |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2019/Apr/09/chennai-signs-made-easy-with-deaf-enabled-foundations-isl-app-by-larsen-and-toubro-1962300.html |access-date=19 February 2024 |work=The New Indian Express |date=9 April 2019 |language=en |archive-date=19 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240219173109/https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2019/Apr/09/chennai-signs-made-easy-with-deaf-enabled-foundations-isl-app-by-larsen-and-toubro-1962300.html |url-status=live }}{{cite news |title=Why it is important for people to sign up for this |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/why-it-is-important-for-people-to-sign-up-for-this/articleshow/71258999.cms |access-date=19 February 2024 |work=The Times of India |date=24 September 2019 |archive-date=19 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240219173447/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/why-it-is-important-for-people-to-sign-up-for-this/articleshow/71258999.cms |url-status=live }}
Recognition and awards
DEF has received the NCPEDP-SHELL HELEN KELLER Award in 2011.{{cite web |title=NCDEDP-SHELL Helen Keller Awards 2011 |url=http://nadindia.org/Articles/1131 |website=nadindia.org |access-date=19 February 2024 |language=en |archive-date=19 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240219172310/http://nadindia.org/Articles/1131 |url-status=live }}
See also
References
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External links
- [https://def.org.in/ Official Website]
- [https://www.youtube.com/@deafenabledfoundation1117 DEF YouTube Channel with Indian Sign Language Lessons]