Dijalog u tišini

The goal of this social innovation is in the long run in the vision of an inclusive community, with the prevention and reduction of discrimination that occurs when people are treated unfairly. Active participation in the life of the PWD community, motivating the community to accept diversity, presenting potential, and motivating the community to create an environment for everyone, are basic prerequisites for social development, respect for human rights, and ensuring equal opportunities for all citizens. Any effort in this direction has a positive effect on social change.

dijalog u tisini Support
Carrier Udruga gluhih i nagluhih Istarske županije
Place of implementation Pula
The field of social innovation Social inclusion

Dialogue in Silence is an interactive playful experience in complete silence where participants discover a repertoire of non-verbal expression with the help of deaf and hearing Croatian sign language interpreters and trainers. Participants enter an area of ​​complete silence wearing noise-canceling headphones and experiencing an environment that helps them discover the world of the deaf, empathy, and improved strength of concentration.

This is achieved through these units:
• Invitation to silence - Enter the world of silence
• Hand dance - Focus on the hands and their ability to express themselves
• Face Gallery - Work on facial expressions and how to decipher them
• Character game - Introduction to sign language
• Forum figures - Learning about the body's ability to express itself through position and movement
• Dialogue room - a dialogue between visitors and intermediaries with the support of an interpreter
• A reversal of roles is created throughout the exhibition tour: listening to visitors lose their usual articulation routines and discover a new repertoire of nonverbal expression. They experience a different openness and empathy towards the “other”.

Deaf people's hearing loss reduces the possibility of receiving information, and the impossibility of equal use of the "mother" sign language puts them in the position of a discriminated group in the wider social environment. In this way, the world in which deaf and hard of hearing people live would get closer to the social community, get acquainted with their culture and Croatian sign language.