MANILA -- The Philippine Federation of the Deaf is urging the government to boost internet connections for the deaf community.
Since the COVID-19 pandemic in March, stay-at-home measures have been implemented and social gatherings prohibited. School classes were suspended, while face-to-face meetings, hearings and press conferences and the like were all held online.
Dagani is also appealing to government agencies to create partnerships to provide effective communication tools, accessible information and education for the deaf. “Lalo sa 'min na malalabo ang mata na deaf. Kasi halimbaawa deaf ka na nga, tapos malabo pa 'yung mata mo, eventually magiging deaf ka at blind. What you have we want to experience also, so we want our insets bigger also,” Dagani said through sign language.
Together with 9 other interpreters and deaf leaders, Martinez and Dagani also formed the Filipino Sign Language Access for COVID-19. Aside from the deaf, the PFD has since urged all their interpreters to stay at home because of the COVID-19 threat. Sign language communication is now heavily being done through videos and the web.
“Gumagawa kami ng clear face mask, para makikita ng mga deaf na meron access, makikita pa rin pero at the same time protected sila,” Gonzales said.
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