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Hundreds walk in silence for deaf awareness

People who can hear wore earplugs for the 5km route

The 12th annual DeafSA silent walk saw hundreds of people walk from Newlands to Rondebosch and back. Photos: Mary-Anne Gontsana
The Deaf Federation of South Africa (DeafSA) kicked off national deaf awareness month with its annual silent walk on Saturday.
This was the 12th annual walk. The event aims to bridge the gap between deaf and hearing people. Participants who are not deaf received earplugs to wear as they walked the 5km route from Newlands to Rondebosch and back.
“I started the silent walk in 2014 with the aim to spread awareness but also to show people who can hear that we are as able as them,” said DeafSA Western Cape director Jabaar Mohamed.
Mohamed said deaf people faced stigma…

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