Vision & Mission
Our Vision
Our vision is deafness with dignity and equality, and a society where deaf people have equal opportunities to participate in all walks of life
Our Mission
Our mission is to achieve equal access for Deaf people in every area of their lives. We are dedicated to working toward the development of the Deaf community, enhancing the quality of life, providing educational facilities, promoting social and cultural awareness while working towards independence and barrier free communication for the Deaf.
The Objectives of DEF
To empower the deaf by providing adultli teracy in Indian Sign Language.
To train potential deaf candidates as instructors for the deaf in Indian Sign Language.
To provide teaching classes for the purpose of training the deaf in Indian Sign Language.
To provide tutorials and coaching classes to deaf students.
To promote Sign Language orientation by conducting seminars and programmes.
To create awareness on Deaf Culture and the identity of the Deaf Community.
To provide the deaf with skills for their empowerment and assertion of their rights as deaf persons.
To train those with potential to be deaf leaders in the future for the betterment of the Deaf Community.
To train potential hearing candidates as Sign Language Interpreter to support to the deaf community.
To provide information, publish and print books, magazine and through websites on the Internet pertaining to deafness, the needs and problems of the deaf community.
To coordinate with organizations to reach the above goals.
To advocate the rights of the Deaf and the Deaf Community in every area of life.
To conduct research on the various aspects of bilingual education for the Deaf
To Start schools, colleges, and institutes specially for the Deaf in India for educational and training purposes and for the further of the various objectives of the Deaf Enabled Foundation
The Deaf Enabled Foundation may own land or property and build building structures of use as schools, colleges and institutes that would further the objectives.
To provide job oriented vocational training for the deaf in India
To create awareness and provide educational information on AIDS among the deaf in India.