 In the wake of World Hearing Day, there has been a renewed call for the country to promote an inclusive environment where people with hearing disability can have equal opportunities to thrive. This call was made by the Sims Deaf Pro Foundation at the event to commemorate World Hearing Day 2024, themed Spotlighting Excellence, Deaf Arts Showcase and Policy Makers. There is too much dependence on them, so we are trying to push our own way to make the deaf people make the world see the deaf people that they can actually do this thing. What we are doing here is something most people think is not even possible. We are providing support in a sense that they can be economically viable, being able to be useful to themselves too in the society. We are still very hopeful that the government will reach out to us. We are pushing all we can to be able to get to the government. Eniola Ayeni, who represents the General Manager of the Lagos State Office for Disability Affairs at Denike Oyetunde Lawal, urges everyone to learn sign language to bridge the gap. She speaks alongside policy makers who also call for inclusivity. At the Lagos State Office for Disability Affairs, we understand the importance of communication and we engage everybody in Lagos State to be able to learn sign language through chains organized for them by the office. I came across the Deaf and Dance Crew, I've been following their work and I've also created opportunities for them to work with choreographers that I work with. I think when people see that, they will realize that there are actually gaps in the work that they're making or the work that they're platforming and they will encourage the inclusion of artists who have disabilities within their own platforms as well. When you identify something, you embrace it and know there's something there. If the society can identify with them, it makes it easier to create opportunities to create platforms and I believe even in the academics, that opportunity can be to create curriculums around the disabilities. Like I said, I don't like to use the word disability. So people that are unique, everyone of us are unique. So we can actually have inclusion when we look at the... How did you go? Where inclusion is infused? Special educator and sign language interpreter, Bayon Leo Olaoluwa, reveals the causes of deafness and how we can prevent it. One of the special young adults also speaks on how she practices. Deafness can be a regulatory right? Like a deaf person can give rights to another deaf person. So another part is smoking while being pregnant. Accidents during pregnancy for someone who was born, yearning and now became deaf. This is one of the major causes. Long labor can also cause it. Sound, noise can cause it. Injury in the year can also cause it. Year works, excessive year works can make someone lose their hearing drum and become deaf. She uses her hearing aids. When she wants to listen to music, she has to listen to the song first to score the song so that it will match the signs. Hello, hope you enjoyed the news. Please do subscribe to our YouTube channel and don't forget to hit the notification button so you get notified about fresh news updates.