Not many of us know about the hearing impaired and deaf community in Bangladesh, let alone sign language or how to communicate in it. Navina Aziza Kabir is a guide to this community and a teacher of sign language who also raises awareness of how deaf Bangladeshis have been contributing to this nation with their artistic endeavors. http://www.tedxbaileyroad.com What is TEDx? In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TED has created a program called TEDx. TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. Our event is called TEDxBaileyRoad, where x = independently organized TED event. At our TEDxBaileyRoad event, TEDTalks video and live speakers will combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events, including ours, are self-organized. Please take a look at this video that explains what TEDx has become: About TED TED is a nonprofit organization devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading. Started as a four-day conference in California 25 years ago, TED has grown to support those world-changing ideas with multiple initiatives. The annual TED Conference invites the world's leading thinkers and doers to speak for 18 minutes. Their talks are then made available, free, at TED.com. TED speakers have included Bill Gates, Al Gore, Jane Goodall, Elizabeth Gilbert, Sir Richard Branson, Nandan Nilekani,Philippe Starck, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Isabel Allende and UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown. The annual TED Conference takes place in Long Beach, California, with simulcast in Palm Springs; TEDGlobal is held each year in Oxford, UK. TED's media initiatives include TED.com, where new TEDTalks are posted daily, and the Open Translation Project, which provides subtitles and interactive transcripts as well as the ability for any TEDTalk to be translated by volunteers worldwide. TED has established the annual TED Prize, where exceptional individuals with a wish to change the world are given the opportunity to put their wishes into action; TEDx, which offers individuals or groups a way to host local, self-organized events around the world, and the TEDFellows program, helping world-changing innovators from around the globe to become part of the TED community and, with its help, amplify the impact of their remarkable projects and activities. Navina Aziza Kabir is a Sign Language Interpreter. From a young age, she always felt the need to create awareness about deaf community & Sign Language. Since both of her parents are hearing Impaired, she experienced first hand the difficulties her parents had to face conveying a simple message to the people who can speak. To develop & elevate the deaf community she pursued Development Communication at Independent University, Bangladesh. She works as a Freelance Sign Language Interpreter in various conferences organized by ILO, World Bank and other development NGOs. Currently, she is working at Pathao as a Support Officer. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx
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