Difference between Deaf and mute

Deaf and mute is a widely spread inaccurate term even among well

educated communities, but actually there is a huge difference

between deaf and mute, deaf is the person who suffers from

hearing loss; Muteness is an inability to speak, often caused by a

speech disorder

Deaf: Person who was born with little to no hearing in one or both

ears or developed hearing loss in early childhood which

affects the ability to learn spoken language

Hearing Impaired: Person who was born hearing, and learned the

spoken language and then developed hearing loss (Chronic or

temporary) or born with moderate hearing loss

Mute: Person who was born having problems with the parts of the

human body required for human speech (the esophagus,

vocal cords, lungs, mouth, or tongue, etc.) or had an accident.

The term "deaf and mute" is an inaccurate term and according to recent scientific research the more precise term is “Deaf and Hearing Impaired”

3 Courses

100 Graduates

15 Employed

The Coptic Orthodox Cultural Center role

in supporting Deaf and Hearing Impaired

The Coptic Orthodox Cultural Center belief in the

value of persons with disabilities and the importance

of their rehabilitation and integration into the society

as one of their basic rights.

Since 2015 the Center has sought to empower them

academically, and have been allocating classes to

improve their capabilities and integrate them at

different educational levels from primary school to

university. As well as engaging them in social and

recreation activities, and prepare them to be enrolled

in universities, which is a very important stride and

considered a precedent in Egypt and promotes

education right.

The Coptic Orthodox Cultural Center and Ain Shams

University signed a protocol of cooperation in several fields

concerning the deaf and hearing impaired, including

holding several training courses for the first time in Egypt

to teach hearing people the sign language to qualify them

to communicate with deaf and hard of hearing in Egyptian

universities and other institutions.

The Courses had been attended by more than 100 people.

The Center also provides job opportunities

for skilled trainees as sign language interpreters at

Egyptian universities. Eight new translators were appointed

for the academic year 2017-2018, bringing the number to 15

translators at Ain Shams and Cairo Universities.

Coptic Orthodox Cultural Center and

Ain Shams University Cooperation

Ramses, Al Waili, Cairo Governorate

01277332815 , 01280689812 , 02-26855295

http://copticocc.org/site /CopticOCC /CopticOCC

Course Level 1 Level 2 Level 3

Duration 4 Weeks 8 Weeks

Hours 100 hrs 50 hrs

Courses Goals

Ability to communicate with the Deaf using signs

and hands, alphabetic, descriptive terms, oral

communication, Full communication, learning the

sign language

Eligible to Apply

Deaf and Hearing impaired teachers, Deaf person

family, Who contact with Deaf in different

institutions or want to make a career shift