The Deaf Bulletin 2017 Issue 8 Universal Children‘s Day 2017: Wearing a disability lens in improving educational outcomes. BY BARBRA NYANGAIRI The time has come again for Deaf Zimbabwe Trust to celebrate the achievements and challenges of the Deaf and hard of hearing in Zimbabwe. The day was celebrated under a local theme, Communities taking […]

The Deaf Bulletin 2017 Issue 7 Deaf Comedian BY LUCIA MASAUSO On the 5th of October, Deaf Zimbabwe Trust (DZT) hosted the International Week of the Deaf under the theme Full Inclusion in Sign Language. The commemoration was a colourful event with dramas, songs and speeches performed by the Deaf in Sign language. Deaf students […]

The Deaf Bulletin 2017 Issue 6 INCLUSION IN THE CHURCH AND THE SENSE OF BELONGING IT BRINGS BY BARBRA NYANGAIRI I recently had the privilege of attending a camp meeting for people with disabilities organised by the Seventh Day Adventist Church. I observed with deep emotion as 20 ladies who are Deaf sang in Sign […]

The Deaf Bulletin 2017 Issue 3 Being Deaf. I remember when I lost my hearing. I was ten years old that time and in grade 5. It was not easy not to hear anything. I missed the music. I couldn’t stand people staring at me. I thought theycould see that I was Deaf. I was […]

International Day of Families The 15th of May 2017 was the International Day of Families. While the world is commemorating this day, there are a number of people with disabilities’ whose children are taken from them to be raised by other people on the pretext that people with disabilities cannot raise their children by themselves. […]