MUNICIPALITY OF CHALANDRI

The goal of the initiative is to make invisible people visible, as characteristically mentioned by the mayor of Chalandrio, Simos Roussos. To be able to serve the part of our deaf and hard of hearing fellow citizens who until now have been excluded from access to public services. Improving communication with these people is the key to a new social reality universally accessible to all.

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Deaf and hard of hearing

Ongoing

The initiative was launched after a proposal by the deputy mayor Haris Mavroudis, while it is included in the administration's general policy for the inclusion of people with disabilities. After special training from the federation of the deaf, which lasted for 2 years, four employees of KEP got their sign language diplomas.

The Federation of the Deaf trained four employees of KEP Chalandrio in sign language for 2 years. The accredited employees, after receiving their degrees from the Federation, started the rescue service for the deaf with great joy, as they themselves pointed out, it is particularly important to be able to offer their services to all citizens.

Four employees of the Municipality of Chalandrio were trained - Sofia Kollia - Argyris Kapnisakis - Dora Spanou and Maria Stamoula who described the experience they gained from learning sign language as very important but also moving.

Central KEP of Chalandrio Grigoriou Gyftopoulos 2

KEP Metro (Chalandri Metro)

The effect on the people served was particularly positive and those who were served once came back again and again.

The specific action is considered an act of high symbolism and value as it removes the social inequalities for people with disabilities that arise due to the lack of infrastructure and lays the foundations for a different self-government with a human face.