{"id":2400,"date":"2023-03-17T14:08:43","date_gmt":"2023-03-17T14:08:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/?page_id=2400"},"modified":"2023-03-17T16:35:22","modified_gmt":"2023-03-17T16:35:22","slug":"news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/?page_id=2400","title":{"rendered":"News"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2400\" class=\"elementor elementor-2400\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7128e2d elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7128e2d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-024b2b2\" data-id=\"024b2b2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cde0097 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cde0097\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.12.2 - 23-04-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-xxl\">News<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fc31f4f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fc31f4f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bb1db1b\" data-id=\"bb1db1b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7754b6 elementor-position-left elementor-view-default elementor-mobile-position-top elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"f7754b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/plugins\/elementor\/assets\/css\/widget-icon-box.min.css\">\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon elementor-animation-\" >\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fab fa-youtube\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tX\u2019Inhu l-Milied G\u0127alik? - LSM Christmas Video\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-4b28bc0 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4b28bc0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3559271\" data-id=\"3559271\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cbd5513 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"cbd5513\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/cqFfEYt_eWE&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.12.2 - 23-04-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-video .elementor-widget-container{overflow:hidden;transform:translateZ(0)}.elementor-widget-video .elementor-wrapper iframe,.elementor-widget-video .elementor-wrapper video{height:100%;width:100%;display:flex;border:none;background-color:#000}.elementor-widget-video .elementor-open-inline .elementor-custom-embed-image-overlay{position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;background-size:cover;background-position:50%}.elementor-widget-video .elementor-custom-embed-image-overlay{cursor:pointer;text-align:center}.elementor-widget-video .elementor-custom-embed-image-overlay:hover .elementor-custom-embed-play i{opacity:1}.elementor-widget-video .elementor-custom-embed-image-overlay img{display:block;width:100%}.elementor-widget-video .e-hosted-video .elementor-video{-o-object-fit:cover;object-fit:cover}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-video,.e-con>.elementor-widget-video{width:var(--container-widget-width);--flex-grow:var(--container-widget-flex-grow)}<\/style>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3f5ea6f\" data-id=\"3f5ea6f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ad9dee elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3ad9dee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.12.2 - 23-04-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><strong>December 2020<\/strong><\/p><p>This year, the committee together with friends and members from the Deaf community, have created a Christmas song video in Maltese Sign Language. 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Online Meeting\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-5dc557b elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5dc557b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d815eb6\" data-id=\"d815eb6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8377540 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8377540\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>October 2020<\/strong><\/p><p>Our Vice President Emma Ripard Xuereb participated in a online meeting to discuss the start of the MUDY project.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-361ba92\" data-id=\"361ba92\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cf7f6d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7cf7f6d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - 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Carmelo Abela to mark the International Day for Sign Language. The LSM video campaign was also introduced during this press conference.<\/p><p>The video campaign kicked off on this day, broadcasting 3 video clips which were recorded on 18th September 2020 by various Deaf members. <a href=\"https:\/\/tvmnews.mt\/news\/ara-tvm-u-tvm2-bfilmati-qosra-biex-titghallem-il-lingwa-tas-sinjali\/?fbclid=IwAR1PX0QaSLduD0HyZNRTcVLMTjrIF1aKoe2BdD_3I3OMZguPZ7ikPwgBNz8\">Click to read the full article.<\/a><\/p><p>KLSM and DPAM invited Deaf person Melissa Aquilina to participate in an interview on the TVM program Ras ImbRas to discuss her personal experience as a Deaf youth. <a href=\"https:\/\/tvmnews.mt\/en\/news\/which-is-the-third-official-language-of-the-maltese-islands\/\">Click to see the full interview.<\/a><\/p><p>PBS also broadcast a feature with Professor Marie Alexander about the LSM dictionary. <a href=\"https:\/\/tvmnews.mt\/news\/tista-tara-l-lingwa-tas-sinjali-maltija-fuq-dizzjunarju-online\/?fbclid=IwAR0xPUJEk4yiQ8Uz1f4KgarVotJZgOPhwWvaB6_Djn1INwKWxDc877UK7Es\">Click to read the full article.<\/a><\/p><p>Annabelle Xerri also attended a short interview on the evening news with journalist Keith Demicoli.<\/p><p>Comedians Dan and San published a humorous video in conjunction with the European Commission Representation in Malta, to raise awareness about the importance of sign language. Deaf member Dorianne Callus together with a sign language interpreter, participated in this video production. This was a success. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/DanusanMalta\/videos\/1559654000873601\">Click to watch the video.<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a615b3d elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"a615b3d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05e3f49 elementor-view-default elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"05e3f49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tA\u0121enzija Sapport - Online Workshops for parents \t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-e9c0e89 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e9c0e89\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7aa0f32\" data-id=\"7aa0f32\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6cfaea elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c6cfaea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>May 2020<\/strong><\/p><p>A\u0121enzija Sapport is doing a series of FREE online workshops for parents of children and adults with disability. These are being held every Tuesday at 14:00.\u00a0<br \/>The sixth session will discuss\u00a0Dealing with stress &amp; anxiety during Covid-19<br \/><u>*PLEASE NOTE THAT THESE SESSIONS ARE IN MALTESE*<\/u><br \/>Join the session by clicking\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/teams.microsoft.com\/dl\/launcher\/launcher.html?url=%2f_%23%2fl%2fmeetup-join%2f19%3ameeting_Mjk3NTBhNmEtMjdkYS00MzYyLWFjN2YtODg0NDk2YjlmMjky%40thread.v2%2f0%3fcontext%3d%257B%2522Tid%2522%253A%252234cdd9f5-5db8-49bc-acba-01f65cca680d%2522%252C%2522Oid%2522%253A%25227a4580d3-924e-4751-9067-fa25fa87ae82%2522%252C%2522IsBroadcastMeeting%2522%253Atrue%257D%26fbclid%3dIwAR29ft46598Xs8KefiWgqwaIdPDCeLfF_xz3VgjNkWiSBYNpHQ_lCQ9tgjg%26anon%3dtrue&amp;type=meetup-join&amp;deeplinkId=53e7a234-327a-4a71-acfc-89c54f01cb63&amp;directDl=true&amp;msLaunch=true&amp;enableMobilePage=true&amp;suppressPrompt=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7cf297 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"e7cf297\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7ad594f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7ad594f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container 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https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/99405794-3093893310648880-1286180497122131968-n_orig-480x480.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 859px) 100vw, 859px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2aba5e0\" data-id=\"2aba5e0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f5a05b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0f5a05b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"paragraph\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>May 2020<\/strong><\/span><\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"paragraph\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Our President Loran Ripard Xuereb participating in\u00a0EUD &#8211; The European Union of the Deaf&#8217;s National Associations Meeting on how Covid-19 is impacting our work.<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b070712 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"b070712\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acf4242 elementor-view-default elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"acf4242\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMeeting for the Camp for Young DeafBlind Europeans\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-eb14b1e elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"eb14b1e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-dfb0053\" data-id=\"dfb0053\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1c9592 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a1c9592\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>May 2020<\/strong><\/p><p>Our Vice President Emma Ripard Xuereb participated in a online meeting to discuss the start of the MUDY project.<span style=\"background-color: var( --e-global-color-c696dce );\">Our President Loran Ripard Xuereb in an organizational meeting for the Camp for Young DeafBlind Europeans. Loran makes part of The The EDbU &#8211; The European Deafblind Union&#8217;s Organizing Committee Team for the Camp for Young DeafBlind Europeans (Beligium 2021).<\/span><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\">\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ed820f2\" data-id=\"ed820f2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15aeaeb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"15aeaeb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/whatsapp-image-2020-05-20-at-11-04-18-pm_orig-1024x640.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2429\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/whatsapp-image-2020-05-20-at-11-04-18-pm_orig-1024x640.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/whatsapp-image-2020-05-20-at-11-04-18-pm_orig-300x188.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/whatsapp-image-2020-05-20-at-11-04-18-pm_orig-768x480.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/whatsapp-image-2020-05-20-at-11-04-18-pm_orig-1000x625.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/whatsapp-image-2020-05-20-at-11-04-18-pm_orig-230x144.jpeg 230w, https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/whatsapp-image-2020-05-20-at-11-04-18-pm_orig-350x219.jpeg 350w, 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elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1cb3ddd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1cb3ddd\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-de65e3b\" data-id=\"de65e3b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9b7cef elementor-view-default elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"b9b7cef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMelissa Aquilina, Deaf 15 year old wants to become the first Deaf MP\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-8515cbc elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8515cbc\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0406767\" data-id=\"0406767\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cec0e50 elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"cec0e50\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;slides_to_show&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;both&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;effect&quot;:&quot;slide&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"image-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel-wrapper swiper\" dir=\"ltr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel swiper-wrapper swiper-image-stretch\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/53413506-1532116503589434-6051663354479509504-o_orig.jpg\" alt=\"53413506-1532116503589434-6051663354479509504-o_orig\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/53706679-1532116403589444-7777131264095551488-o_orig.jpg\" alt=\"53706679-1532116403589444-7777131264095551488-o_orig\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/d1jrh4excaeu-jv_orig.jpg\" alt=\"d1jrh4excaeu-jv_orig\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-pagination\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-prev\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-left\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Previous<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-next\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Next<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-235141c\" data-id=\"235141c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd6a123 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fd6a123\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>March 2019 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/lovinmalta.com\/news\/news-politics\/melissa-aquilina-just-15-years-old-wants-to-become-maltas-first-deaf-mp\/?fbclid=removedbycloudfront\">Lovin Malta Article<\/a><\/p><p>15 year old Melissa Aquilina the winner of #TakingTheLead, met Junior Minister Julia Farrugia Portelli and Minister Helena Dalli to discuss the issues facing the deaf community and suggest policies that could improve their lives. PM Joseph Muscat also had warm words for her courage.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fa53d4 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"7fa53d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-163eaf2 elementor-view-default elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"163eaf2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tLSM Tutor Course (October 2014) Call for Applications\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-c22bdb5 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c22bdb5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b89488d\" data-id=\"b89488d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2d5eb7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c2d5eb7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Deaf people who are fluent in Maltese Sign Language (LSM) are invited to apply for an LSM Tutor Training Course to be held in October 2014 (please see above video for further information). The project has been made possible thanks to the generous support of MSV Life along with the University of Malta&#8217;s Institute of Linguistics, Prof. Marie Alexander, Dr. Luigi Lerose and Mr. Clark Denmark. Interested persons are requested to contact: info@deafmalta.com as soon as possible to register their interest.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-217a9eb\" data-id=\"217a9eb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-149e9c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"149e9c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/R-aXQ0WHff8&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-803e529 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"803e529\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-eb85efc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"eb85efc\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-daeff89\" data-id=\"daeff89\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-461f00e elementor-view-default elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"461f00e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSummer BBQ\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-e43b66f elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e43b66f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-31a9c92\" data-id=\"31a9c92\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04003f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"04003f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"526\" height=\"344\" src=\"https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/5620650_orig.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2439\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/5620650_orig.jpg 526w, https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/5620650_orig-300x196.jpg 300w, https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/5620650_orig-230x150.jpg 230w, https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/5620650_orig-350x229.jpg 350w, https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/5620650_orig-480x314.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 526px) 100vw, 526px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2548c9f elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"2548c9f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7790fe1 elementor-view-default elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"7790fe1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPhotography Competition for Deaf People Organised By ENS Trani (Italy) \t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-042abea elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"042abea\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-070f44e\" data-id=\"070f44e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-888f3b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"888f3b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><strong>June 2014<\/strong><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\">Calling all budding photographers, ENS Trani, a regional branch of the Italian Deaf Association has organised a photography competition for Deaf people.<\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\">More information and registration documents (in both English and Italian) can be downloaded below:<\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><a href=\"https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/poster.pdf\">Poster<\/a><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><a href=\"https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/registration1.pdf\">Registration Form 1<\/a><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><a href=\"https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/registration2.pdf\">Registration Form 2_<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1606a53\" data-id=\"1606a53\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d86d45 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4d86d45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"863\" height=\"396\" src=\"https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/lens.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2442\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/lens.jpg 863w, https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/lens-300x138.jpg 300w, https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/lens-768x352.jpg 768w, https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/lens-230x106.jpg 230w, https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/lens-350x161.jpg 350w, https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/lens-480x220.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 863px) 100vw, 863px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9599fc elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"d9599fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8766747 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8766747\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-547d269\" data-id=\"547d269\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a52b3ce elementor-view-default elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"a52b3ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDeaf Association Joins the Platform of Human Rights Organisations in Malta (PHROM)\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-25f085a elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"25f085a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1955813\" data-id=\"1955813\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-870f9b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"870f9b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"336\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/7833202.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2446\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/7833202.jpg 336w, https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/7833202-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/7833202-230x164.jpg 230w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 336px) 100vw, 336px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-58c5c0f\" data-id=\"58c5c0f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-458fea4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"458fea4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>May 2014<\/strong><\/p><p>The Deaf People Association (Malta) is delighted to form part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/maltahumanrightsplatform\">Platform of Human Rights Organisations in Malta<\/a>, Malta&#8217;s first &amp; only national human rights coalition. We look forward to working together.<\/p><p>could improve their lives. PM Joseph Muscat also had warm words for her courage.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d30ed19 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"d30ed19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38002b5 elementor-view-default elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"38002b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tEuropean Union of the Deaf's General Assembly and Workshops\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-d454767 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d454767\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e7f4481\" data-id=\"e7f4481\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f62149 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7f62149\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>May 2014<\/strong><\/p><p>President Steven Mulvaney and Alison Vere represented the Deaf People Association at the European Union of the Deaf (EUD)&#8217;s General Assembly (GA) and Workshops held in Athens, Greece. More information about the GA, the INSIGN workshop and the Seminar in conjunction with the Hellenic Association of the Deaf can be found on the EUD&#8217;s website: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eud.eu\/\">www.eud.eu<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e7b934f\" data-id=\"e7b934f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e040eb8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e040eb8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"369\" height=\"369\" src=\"https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/8043147.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2447\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/8043147.jpg 369w, https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/8043147-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/8043147-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/8043147-230x230.jpg 230w, https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/8043147-350x350.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 369px) 100vw, 369px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85c3008 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"85c3008\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-da8cb04 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"da8cb04\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2771f09\" data-id=\"2771f09\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e76bb03 elementor-view-default elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"e76bb03\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDeaf People Association Sign Song LIVE on L-Istrina\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-6573694 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6573694\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9eef283\" data-id=\"9eef283\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a38d46b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a38d46b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"393\" height=\"262\" src=\"https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/3468350.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2451\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/3468350.jpg 393w, https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/3468350-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/3468350-230x153.jpg 230w, https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/3468350-350x233.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 393px) 100vw, 393px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-606fd6b\" data-id=\"606fd6b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72e22f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"72e22f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Members of the Deaf People Association performed a translation of the popular song &#8216;Stay&#8217; by Rihanna in Maltese Sign Language live on National Television (TVM) to raise funds for this year&#8217;s L-Istrina. Well done to all involved!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb6cedd elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"fb6cedd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-938dca3 elementor-view-default elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"938dca3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPresident's Christmas Mass 2013\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-f155d73 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f155d73\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a1bc0b8\" data-id=\"a1bc0b8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1218ec8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1218ec8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>24th December 2013<\/strong><\/p><p>Deaf People Association Members were invited to attend the President&#8217;s Mass on Christmas Eve. The Children&#8217;s Sermon was performed by 4 children, one of whom is Deaf and a Member of our Association. It is the first time that Maltese Sign Language has been used at the President&#8217;s Mass. Melissa signed very well and made everyone very proud.<\/p><p>Brava Melissa!<\/p><p>Thank you also to the Interpreters and Fr. Martin for making it all happen<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-71ffa98\" data-id=\"71ffa98\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c01d754 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c01d754\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"424\" height=\"318\" src=\"https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1388142640.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2452\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1388142640.jpg 424w, https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1388142640-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1388142640-230x173.jpg 230w, https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1388142640-350x263.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 424px) 100vw, 424px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8603cd elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"d8603cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1f7df1e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1f7df1e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-518934f\" data-id=\"518934f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aad411c elementor-view-default elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"aad411c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tGive a Sign of Silence - EU Project in Turkey\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-6b7a5b2 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6b7a5b2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-cb95981\" data-id=\"cb95981\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6eae8d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6eae8d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"341\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1388140115.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2453\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1388140115.jpg 341w, https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1388140115-300x149.jpg 300w, https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1388140115-230x114.jpg 230w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 341px) 100vw, 341px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4a3039d\" data-id=\"4a3039d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-411c06c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"411c06c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Deaf People Association President Steven Mulvaney, Board Member Keith Callus, former Board Member Matthew Pace and LSM Interpreter Sharon Grech were selected to participate in a EU Lifelong Learning Programme 2013 Grundtvig Workshop on International Sign Language in Istanbul, Turkey.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4554809 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"4554809\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d69961 elementor-view-default elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"0d69961\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPresident's Christmas Mass 2013\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-31224cf elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"31224cf\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a5b1133\" data-id=\"a5b1133\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f34f61 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9f34f61\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>24th December 2013<\/strong><\/p><p>Deaf People Association Members were invited to attend the President&#8217;s Mass on Christmas Eve. The Children&#8217;s Sermon was performed by 4 children, one of whom is Deaf and a Member of our Association. It is the first time that Maltese Sign Language has been used at the President&#8217;s Mass. Melissa signed very well and made everyone very proud.<\/p><p>Brava Melissa!<\/p><p>Thank you also to the Interpreters and Fr. Martin for making it all happen<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6c7ac2a\" data-id=\"6c7ac2a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26eecda elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"26eecda\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"424\" height=\"318\" src=\"https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1388142640.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2452\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1388142640.jpg 424w, https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1388142640-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1388142640-230x173.jpg 230w, https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1388142640-350x263.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 424px) 100vw, 424px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-304a98f elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"304a98f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1e7562f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1e7562f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a537ed9\" data-id=\"a537ed9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7741f59 elementor-view-default elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"7741f59\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tLSM Video Project with Rotary La Valette Malta\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-6104976 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6104976\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9f200b1\" data-id=\"9f200b1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9253b6d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9253b6d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"361\" height=\"215\" src=\"https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/706892.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2457\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/706892.jpg 361w, https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/706892-300x179.jpg 300w, https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/706892-230x137.jpg 230w, https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/706892-350x208.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 361px) 100vw, 361px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-813caf1\" data-id=\"813caf1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d488d18 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d488d18\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Deaf People Association Malta has started a project in conjunction with Rotary La Valette Malta. The project will include workshops to train Deaf people in presenting, video editing and film production. The first workshop will be held on the 11th and 12th January 2013.<\/p><p>More information coming soon<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b19585c elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"b19585c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4433f6 elementor-view-default elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"d4433f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMalta Represented at LESICO Conference, Prague\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-272a7a8 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"272a7a8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8f588ef\" data-id=\"8f588ef\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be78a82 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"be78a82\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Maltese Sign Language teacher Karl Borg represented Malta at &#8216;LESICO&#8217; the International Conference of Sign Language Teachers\u201d which was held in Prague, Czech Republic, on 18th \u2013 20th October 2013.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8c6a0b7\" data-id=\"8c6a0b7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36acf60 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"36acf60\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"376\" height=\"112\" src=\"https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2484746.gif\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2458\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf5e264 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"bf5e264\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-33393c8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"33393c8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-df74f9a\" data-id=\"df74f9a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f92fc62 elementor-view-default elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"f92fc62\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tEuropean Day of Languages 2013 \t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-99d9017 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"99d9017\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9010cde\" data-id=\"9010cde\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b950d16 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b950d16\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"304\" height=\"304\" src=\"https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/4049132.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2466\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/4049132.jpg 304w, https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/4049132-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/4049132-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/4049132-230x230.jpg 230w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 304px) 100vw, 304px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-06c7325\" data-id=\"06c7325\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd6d84c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dd6d84c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Monday 30th September 2013<\/strong><\/p><p>Deaf People Association (Malta) members had a great day at the European Day of Languages held at Tigne Point last Saturday. Members taught basic <a href=\"https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/?page_id=1912\">Maltese Sign Language (LSM)<\/a> to participants and promoted upcoming events. The Association&#8217;s stand was visited by the Hon. Evarist Bartolo, Minister for Education who later pledged his support to Deaf people on his social network profiles. Thanks to all those who helped on the stand and all the others who came to support the event. We also thank the G\u0127aqda Tal-Malti for inviting us to participate in the event and look forward to working together in the future.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-020b37b elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"020b37b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90ee915 elementor-view-default elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"90ee915\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMiss and Mister Deaf International 2013\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-06edca5 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"06edca5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c47efea\" data-id=\"c47efea\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8064e88 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8064e88\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Loran Xuereb and Emma Ripard had a great experience at Miss\/Mister Deaf International 2013 held in Sofia, Bulgaria. \u201cWe made lots of new friends\u201d they said. \u201cBut Bulgaria didn&#8217;t feel as safe as Malta\u201d they added.<\/p><p>There were many different people from all over the world and the level of competition was high and the judges had a hard job choosing a winner!<\/p><p>We had to practice walking on the catwalk and we spent almost a week learning the different dance routines. We had workout in the gym everyday at 7am to earn points. Loran won 4th place in Mister Deaf Europe and came 7th place in Mister Deaf International. Emma does not know of her ranking because Miss Deaf International have not released any results yet. Emma and Loran are looking forward to future events and are preparing a Miss\/Mister Deaf Malta competition for 2014!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9ce579b\" data-id=\"9ce579b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-082ed42 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"082ed42\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"202\" height=\"304\" src=\"https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/6744434.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2467\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/6744434.jpg 202w, https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/6744434-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 202px) 100vw, 202px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Loran Xuereb representing Malta at Mr Deaf International 2013<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a152846 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a152846\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"198\" height=\"298\" src=\"https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/7594759.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2468\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Emma Ripard representing Malta at Miss Deaf International 2013<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16d31d4 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"16d31d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0aaf7e0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0aaf7e0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3751369\" data-id=\"3751369\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-108bdf9 elementor-view-default elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"108bdf9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDeaf People Association Members attend BL Festival\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-8eec2f3 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8eec2f3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-dff95a8\" data-id=\"dff95a8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ec8dc9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1ec8dc9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>11th September 2013<\/strong><\/p><p>Members of the Deaf People Association (Malta) attended the Breaking Limits Arts and Sports Festival held at Corradino last weekend. The festival included a number of sports workshops and discussions between policy makers and stakeholders from across the local disability sector. We thank Breaking Limits for making the event accessible to Maltese Sign Language (LSM) users and look forward to working together in the future.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6774f94\" data-id=\"6774f94\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d034dd5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d034dd5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"383\" height=\"255\" src=\"https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/4220966.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2473\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/4220966.jpg 383w, https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/4220966-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/4220966-230x153.jpg 230w, https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/4220966-350x233.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 383px) 100vw, 383px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35265a1 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"35265a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3810000 elementor-view-default elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"3810000\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDeaflympics 2013 \t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-011bce1 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"011bce1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6f0f66a\" data-id=\"6f0f66a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7caf502 elementor-absolute elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7caf502\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"439\" height=\"246\" src=\"https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/9549876.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2474\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/9549876.jpg 439w, https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/9549876-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/9549876-230x129.jpg 230w, https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/9549876-350x196.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 439px) 100vw, 439px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a6c67f6\" data-id=\"a6c67f6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8485d6b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8485d6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Members of the Deaf People Association (Malta) attended the Breaking Limits Arts and Sports Festival held at Corradino last weekend. The festival included a number of sports workshops and discussions between policy makers and stakeholders from across the local disability sector. We thank Breaking Limits for making the event accessible to Maltese Sign Language (LSM) users and look forward to working together in the future.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Malta Deaf Sports Association participated in the 2013 Deaflympics in Sofia. The sporting event is held every 4 years and is specifically for deaf people. This year&#8217;s event took place in Sofia, Bulgaria from 26th July &#8211; 5th August. Mr George Vella qualified for the 3rd time and represented Malta in the 400m and 800m athletics events. Mr Vella did well in the heats with athletes from much larger countries and narrowly missed out on qualifying for the semi-finals by just 0.3 seconds. His results were comparable with hearing athletes representing Malta at a national level.\u00a0 Mr Vella was also able to represent Malta the the Annual General Meeting of the International Deaf Sports Committee. We congratulate Mr Vella on his sporting success and thank him for his work with Deaf Sports Malta.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be86e33 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"be86e33\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f8376ee elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f8376ee\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5e2c583\" data-id=\"5e2c583\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f97397 elementor-view-default elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"1f97397\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMaltese Sign Language Courses Open for Registration\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-a94badd elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a94badd\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-39bff31\" data-id=\"39bff31\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cfd216b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cfd216b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Monday 19th August 2013<\/strong><\/p><p>We are pleased to announce that registration is now open for LSM evening courses starting in October.<\/p><p>There are two levels of Maltese Sign Language available this year.<\/p><p>Level 1 LSM (for absolute beginners) is available at Blata l-Bajda and Birgu while Level 2 (for those who have already completed Level 1) is available at Blata l-Bajda.<\/p><p>Classes will be held once a week and will continue for 14 weeks.<\/p><p>The courses are taught by experienced Deaf LSM teachers Mr Karl Borg and Mrs Dorianne Callus. Registration closes on 6th September 2013. More information can be found on the Lifelong Learning Courses website: http:\/\/lifelonglearning.gov.mt\u00a0 Places are limited so don&#8217;t delay &#8211; apply now online!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-07e6c9e\" data-id=\"07e6c9e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b79648 elementor-absolute elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8b79648\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"420\" height=\"105\" src=\"https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/7735276.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2478\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/7735276.png 420w, https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/7735276-300x75.png 300w, https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/7735276-230x58.png 230w, https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/7735276-350x88.png 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-171d8d3 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"171d8d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b288ce5 elementor-view-default elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"b288ce5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSuccessful Joint EUD\/Deaf Association Briefing held on Sign Language Legislation in the EU.\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-ead6249 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ead6249\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f4c0076\" data-id=\"f4c0076\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d586572 elementor-absolute elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d586572\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"420\" height=\"280\" src=\"https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/8123277.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2479\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/8123277.jpg 420w, https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/8123277-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/8123277-230x153.jpg 230w, https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/8123277-350x233.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3e64da3\" data-id=\"3e64da3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4738275 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4738275\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Wednesday 31st July 2013<\/strong><\/p><p>Saturday&#8217;s briefing on Sign Language Legislation in the EU was a great success and has already been covered by a number of local media outlets (click here) including TVM. The briefing was chaired by Deaf People Association President Steven Mulvaney and presenters included the Hon. Minister for the Family and Social Solidarity, Marie Louise Coliero Preca and Hon. MP Claudette Buttigieg. Hon. Claudette Buttigieg opened her address by signing &#8216;GOOD MORNING&#8217; and Hon. Marie Louise Coliero Preca invited the Deaf Association to meet to discuss the steps needed to recognise Maltese Sign Language. EUD Policy Officer Annika Pabsch then gave an overview of the types of Sign Language Legislation that can be found in other countries. Mr Fred Bezzina and Prof. Marie Alexander then read a speech on behalf of Maltese Sign Language Lecturers Mr Karl Borg and Mrs Dorianne Callus (as they were unable to attend in person) giving an overview of sign language teaching in Malta and current challenges. Both politicians pledged their full support to the Maltese Deaf Community and have agreed to work together to increase access for Deaf people in Malta.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-471bb67 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"471bb67\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5edc10f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5edc10f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4c5335f\" data-id=\"4c5335f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0455f62 elementor-view-default elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"0455f62\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tVery Positive Meeting with MEP Roberta Metsola\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-95f113b elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"95f113b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3c14795\" data-id=\"3c14795\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9cbd62 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b9cbd62\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Friday 19th July 2013<\/strong><\/p><p>Members of the Deaf People Association yesterday met with MEP Roberta Metsola at her office in Valletta. They discussed the rights of Deaf People in the EU and agreed to work together to increase access to information in LSM and to increase accessibility for Deaf people locally.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6e2045d\" data-id=\"6e2045d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94abb68 elementor-absolute elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"94abb68\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"424\" height=\"318\" src=\"https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/9709072.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2480\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/9709072.jpg 424w, https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/9709072-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/9709072-230x173.jpg 230w, https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/9709072-350x263.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 424px) 100vw, 424px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c165127 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"c165127\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c560772 elementor-view-default elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"c560772\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tBOFF Film Festival - Bologna, Italy \t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-c961159 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c961159\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c2ae6f9\" data-id=\"c2ae6f9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ffcabfe elementor-absolute elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ffcabfe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"362\" height=\"271\" src=\"https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/232727.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2481\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/232727.png 362w, https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/232727-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/232727-230x172.png 230w, https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/232727-350x262.png 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 362px) 100vw, 362px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-31d8ec1\" data-id=\"31d8ec1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ae276a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9ae276a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Steven Mulvaney, Alison Vere and Loran Xuereb travelled to Bologna to participate in the BOFF Film Festival as part of our Deaf Film Project (in conjunction with Kinemastik. They presented the project&#8217;s short film made as part of the &#8216;Subtitles Now&#8217; campaign and shared Vidut Latay&#8217;s film &#8216;Beyond Silence&#8217; about Deaf People in India. Afterwards there was a debate about Deaf Cinema and Deaf Culture. Participants also had the chance to visit &#8216;Bar Senza Nome&#8217; a bar run by Deaf people in the centre of Bologna.<\/p><p>Thanks to Cineporta and Kinemastik for making it happen.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72dfa3b elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"72dfa3b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f23e2ca elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f23e2ca\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ca31e40\" data-id=\"ca31e40\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9b91d2 elementor-view-default elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"a9b91d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDeaflympics 2013: George Vella to Represent Malta\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-3e2726b elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3e2726b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2670656\" data-id=\"2670656\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-424c46b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"424c46b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Former Deaf People Association President and Board member George Vella has successfully qualified for the Deaflympics in Sofia, Bulgaria. He is the only Deaflympian to represent Malta this year and will carry the Maltese flag at the opening ceremony. Mr Vella&#8217;s preferred sporting event is the triathlon however he decided to focus on athletics as the triathlon does not yet feature in the Deaflympics. He will be participating in two athletics events the 400m (1 lap) &amp; 800m (2 laps). We wish him the best of luck! Read more about George Vella&#8217;s sporting achievements, the Deaflympics and how you can support him here.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f717f32\" data-id=\"f717f32\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94b63a4 elementor-absolute elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"94b63a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"211\" height=\"319\" src=\"https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/8562282.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2482\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/8562282.jpg 211w, https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/8562282-198x300.jpg 198w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 211px) 100vw, 211px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b50ac7 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"5b50ac7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c191d01 elementor-view-default elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"c191d01\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tEden Cinemas Announce Two Subtitled Showings A Week\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-2e95b16 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2e95b16\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f5417e3\" data-id=\"f5417e3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5749471 elementor-absolute elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5749471\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"288\" height=\"217\" src=\"https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/3701842.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2483\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/3701842.jpg 288w, https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/3701842-230x173.jpg 230w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 288px) 100vw, 288px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-eae7829\" data-id=\"eae7829\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bfa3d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1bfa3d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Deaf People Association (Malta) is delighted to announce that Eden Cinemas in St Julians will now show two subtitled showings each week. Eden started showing a weekly subtitled film after the launch of our Subtitles Now (Malta) campaign last year. The second showing will make it easier for Deaf and hard of hearing people to find a screening to suit them. The addition of a mid-week slot is especially beneficial for people who have to work at the weekends.<\/p><p>This is fantastic news for the Maltese Deaf Community and we thank Eden for their continued support. Read more about our Subtitles Now (Malta) campaign here or find details of this week&#8217;s subtitled screenings here.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-600dd92 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"600dd92\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a6d2c66 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a6d2c66\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-56242d8\" data-id=\"56242d8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56871d4 elementor-view-default elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"56871d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tGerman Visitors - June 2013 \t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-cbcd779 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cbcd779\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-92b6901\" data-id=\"92b6901\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e87ae4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7e87ae4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Members from the Deaf People Association (Malta) enjoyed a pizza night with a group of German Deaf people in Bu\u0121ibba. The group were visiting Malta and Gozo for a week with a German Sign Language Interpreter. It was great to spend time together and learn a bit of DGS (German Sign Language). Thanks to everyone who came.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4519f95\" data-id=\"4519f95\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b68d14 elementor-absolute elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9b68d14\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"406\" height=\"271\" src=\"https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/43956.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2484\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/43956.jpg 406w, https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/43956-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/43956-230x154.jpg 230w, https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/43956-350x234.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 406px) 100vw, 406px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b788f4d elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"b788f4d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-549436f elementor-view-default elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"549436f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tWorld Fest 2013\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-61d7c73 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"61d7c73\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5e45247\" data-id=\"5e45247\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90fb315 elementor-absolute elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"90fb315\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"329\" height=\"246\" src=\"https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/9804968-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2489\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/9804968-1.jpg 329w, https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/9804968-1-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/9804968-1-230x172.jpg 230w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 329px) 100vw, 329px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2180ddd\" data-id=\"2180ddd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f780408 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f780408\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>On Saturday 25th May 2013 the Deaf People Association (Malta) participated in the World Fest 2013 held in Upper Barrakka Gardens. It was a great day featuring many other associations and NGOs working towards similar aims. We gave out a lot of information about Maltese Sign Language (LSM) and the Deaf Club. We also sold t-shirts and earrings with all proceeds going to support the Deaf Association&#8217;s work. Thanks to Koperattiva Kummerc Gust for organising the event and thanks to all the Deaf Association members who came to help on the stand and who brought their friends and families to enjoy the festival. We look forward to joining in again next year!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6076753 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"6076753\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f48b736 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f48b736\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4449f1d\" data-id=\"4449f1d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f58aa1b elementor-view-default elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"f58aa1b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tEUD General Assembly 2013\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-2c4bed9 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2c4bed9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-fc7d830\" data-id=\"fc7d830\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d505e00 elementor-absolute elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d505e00\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"346\" height=\"229\" src=\"https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/5843472.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2486\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/5843472.jpg 346w, https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/5843472-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/5843472-230x152.jpg 230w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 346px) 100vw, 346px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-fafcaba\" data-id=\"fafcaba\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07bba85 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"07bba85\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Deaf People Association President Steven Mulvaney and Board Member Keith Callus represented Malta at the European Union of the Deaf&#8217;s General Assembly held in Dublin, Ireland. This year the EUD held elections for their new board. There was also a seminar organised by the Irish Deaf Society.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d0ffbb elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"9d0ffbb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-871c32b elementor-view-default elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"871c32b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tGozo Association of the Deaf Celebrates 25 Years\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-81ffff7 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"81ffff7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-aca2255\" data-id=\"aca2255\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40d4e0d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"40d4e0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Deaf People Association (Malta) president Steven Mulvaney, board members Keith Callus &amp; Alison Vere and member Annabelle Cauchi had the pleasure of celebrating Gozo Association of the Deaf&#8217;s 25 year anniversary at the GAD headquarters in Victoria, Gozo. The Bishop of Gozo celebrated a thanksgiving mass and a commemorative booklet was launched. Annabelle Cauchi shared her experiences of growing up deaf in Gozo and GAD Secretary Carmen Grech gave a presentation about the association&#8217;s work. We congratulate the GAD on their work so far and look forward to working together over the next 25 years.<\/p><p>More information about the GAD can be found on their website:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.gadngo.com\/\">http:\/\/www.gadngo.com\/<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-71ee013\" data-id=\"71ee013\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c14fbfe elementor-absolute elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c14fbfe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"318\" height=\"239\" src=\"https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2339937.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2487\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2339937.jpg 318w, https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2339937-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2339937-230x173.jpg 230w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 318px) 100vw, 318px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ee7963 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"4ee7963\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-66ba7c4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"66ba7c4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bbffba5\" data-id=\"bbffba5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66cd47a elementor-view-default elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"66cd47a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMaltese Sign Language Represented at the PRO-Signs Conference in Graz, Austria\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-45f252a elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"45f252a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f86e91b\" data-id=\"f86e91b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24bf373 elementor-absolute elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"24bf373\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"249\" height=\"215\" src=\"https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1367229274.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2488\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1367229274.jpg 249w, https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1367229274-230x199.jpg 230w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 249px) 100vw, 249px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8a1668a\" data-id=\"8a1668a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27e5751 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"27e5751\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Monday 29th April 2013<\/strong><\/p><p>Maltese Sign Language (LSM) lecturer and Deaf People Association member Dorianne Callus recently represented Malta at the PRO-SIGN Conference in Graz, Austria. The PRO-Signs project aims to establish European standards for signed language proficiency for professional purposes, focusing specifically on sign language teaching in Deaf Studies and Sign Language Interpreting programmes. The project will provide definitions of Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) proficiency levels for signed languages and develop a sample assessment kit for signed language competency at all levels.<\/p><p>More information can be found at the PRO-Signs website:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ecml.at\/F5\/tabid\/867\/language\/en-GB\/Default.aspx\">http:\/\/www.ecml.at\/F5\/tabid\/867\/language\/en-GB\/Default.aspx<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6befab8 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"6befab8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6fa99a4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6fa99a4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-de214a3\" data-id=\"de214a3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b0d985 elementor-view-default elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"9b0d985\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDeaf People Association (Malta) Now Registered with A\u0121enzija \u017bg\u0127a\u017cag\u0127\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-40b56a0 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"40b56a0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f897dc4\" data-id=\"f897dc4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e249629 elementor-absolute elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e249629\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"190\" height=\"102\" src=\"https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2062599.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2490\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5a1225c\" data-id=\"5a1225c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa026a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aa026a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Wednesday 10th April 2013<\/strong><\/p><p>We are pleased to announce that the Deaf People Association is now registered with A\u0121enzija \u017bg\u0127a\u017cag\u0127. Our registration number is: AZ\/104\/2013. We look forward to working together in the future.<\/p><p>More info about AZ and their current projects can be found on their website:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youthinfo.gov.mt\">http:\/\/www.youthinfo.gov.mt<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-026d65e elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"026d65e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f171af5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f171af5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b218461\" data-id=\"b218461\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-521d1a2 elementor-view-default elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"521d1a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tEUD Board 2013-2017 Nominations Announced\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-101b2de elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"101b2de\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-debbd13\" data-id=\"debbd13\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb51c80 elementor-absolute elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cb51c80\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"427\" height=\"237\" src=\"https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/7649468.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2491\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/7649468.png 427w, https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/7649468-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/7649468-230x128.png 230w, https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/7649468-350x194.png 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 427px) 100vw, 427px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e39083e\" data-id=\"e39083e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f454e3b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f454e3b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The European Union of the Deaf (EUD) have announced candidates nominated for the EUD Board 2013-2017. Details of candidates (in English and International Sign) can be found <a href=\"http:\/\/www.eud.eu\/information.php?info_id=512\">here<\/a>.<\/p><p>Elections will be held at this year&#8217;s General Assembly in Dublin, Ireland from the 16th-19th May. Deaf People Association president Steven Mulvaney and board member Keith Callus will represent Malta.<\/p><p>You can follow the EUD Board elections live on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.eud.eu\/\">EUD&#8217;s website<\/a> on Saturday 18th May from 17:00 &#8211; 19:00 (Maltese Time).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b91e795 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"b91e795\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6369b3b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6369b3b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-963aee4\" data-id=\"963aee4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-207ebba elementor-view-default elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"207ebba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDeaf People Association Represented at Human Library 2013\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-631dafa elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"631dafa\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-83a7578\" data-id=\"83a7578\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c390b44 elementor-absolute elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c390b44\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"368\" height=\"96\" src=\"https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/4664200.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2495\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/4664200.png 368w, https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/4664200-300x78.png 300w, https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/4664200-230x60.png 230w, https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/4664200-350x91.png 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 368px) 100vw, 368px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-756d706\" data-id=\"756d706\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3207ad0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3207ad0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>5th February 2013<\/strong><\/p><p>Deaf Association President Steven Mulvaney and member Loran Xuereb represented the Deaf People Association at the &#8216;Human Library&#8217; at Giovanni Curmi Higher Secondary in Naxxar. The idea of a \u2018Human Library\u2019 came from the Sociology Department at the Giovanni Curmi Higher Secondary School, Naxxar.<\/p><p>People representing different sections of society who frequently face prejudice came to its library to share their stories and stimulate discussion with students.<\/p><p>\u201cIt\u2019s ultimately a celebration of diversity,\u201d said sociology lecturer Roberta Scerri. \u201cWe invited members of various organisations to act as human books. Each book has a story to tell and so do these people. Other organisations represented included: Fondazzjoni Suret il-Bniedem, the Jesuit Refugee Service Malta, the National Commission Persons with Disability (KNPD), Narcotics Anonymous and the University of Malta LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered) Society<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d2c3c1 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"4d2c3c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ad6ade6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ad6ade6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b3223ca\" data-id=\"b3223ca\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9b0ade elementor-view-default elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"e9b0ade\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tEveryBuddy Matters\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-329db6d elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"329db6d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3f3c23c\" data-id=\"3f3c23c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f49739f elementor-absolute elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f49739f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"368\" height=\"245\" src=\"https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/8280231.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2496\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/8280231.jpg 368w, https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/8280231-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/8280231-230x153.jpg 230w, https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/8280231-350x233.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 368px) 100vw, 368px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4b1fd30\" data-id=\"4b1fd30\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd0a00c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dd0a00c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>15th December 2012<\/strong><\/p><p>Members of the Deaf Association joined a group of young people and adults from the Salesian Pastoral Youth Service (SPYS) in Valletta to promote a message of inclusion. Members led a series of Signed Songs in Republic Street. EveryBuddy Matters is a project funded by the EU&#8217;s &#8216;Youth in Action&#8217; Programme in collaboration with the Valletta Local Council, Deaf People Association, Kooperattiva Kummerc Gust and the Sliema Salesian Oratory<\/p><p><a href=\"http:\/\/spysmalta.org\/everybuddymatters\/sessions\/pressrel.html\">http:\/\/spysmalta.org\/everybuddymatters\/sessions\/pressrel.html<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-437d3fa elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"437d3fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7f53703 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7f53703\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bb3ea25\" data-id=\"bb3ea25\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39952bf elementor-view-default elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"39952bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tBarrakka Lift Opens - A new way to get from Valletta to Deaf Club\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-56aeb1a elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"56aeb1a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-81012fd\" data-id=\"81012fd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38428bd elementor-absolute elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"38428bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"325\" height=\"248\" src=\"https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/9174767.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2500\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/9174767.jpg 325w, https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/9174767-300x229.jpg 300w, https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/9174767-230x176.jpg 230w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 325px) 100vw, 325px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f7087e9\" data-id=\"f7087e9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05d5139 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"05d5139\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>15th December 2012<\/strong><\/p><p>Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi opened the new Barrakka Lift which was built to replace the old lift which was taken down in 1983. The project cost \u20ac2.5 million and was part-financed by the European Regional Development Fund.<\/p><p>The lift is 58 metres high and can carry 800 people an hour. It has two cabins which can carry 21 passengers each. The lift takes around 25 seconds to go from the Lascaris Ditch (next to Deaf Club) to Upper Barrakka (Valletta).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17eea2a elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"17eea2a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-633f6a6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"633f6a6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f49c695\" data-id=\"f49c695\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a5d2fd elementor-view-default elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"7a5d2fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tChildren's Christmas Party\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-e70ffed elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e70ffed\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b4491e5\" data-id=\"b4491e5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb06d7d elementor-absolute elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bb06d7d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"196\" src=\"https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1355567116.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2501\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1355567116.jpg 320w, https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1355567116-300x184.jpg 300w, https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1355567116-230x141.jpg 230w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8f7dc90\" data-id=\"8f7dc90\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe51d79 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fe51d79\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>14th December 2012<\/strong><\/p><p>Eleven children and their parents came to enjoy an evening of Christmas crafts, games and party food at the Deaf Club.<\/p><p>Father Christmas also made a special visit and gave out presents. Thanks to everyone who helped out!<\/p><p>The lift is 58 metres high and can carry 800 people an hour. It has two cabins which can carry 21 passengers each. The lift takes around 25 seconds to go from the Lascaris Ditch (next to Deaf Club) to Upper Barrakka (Valletta).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88e6c7f elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"88e6c7f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dfcd7f8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dfcd7f8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a1d8c3c\" data-id=\"a1d8c3c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9781efd elementor-view-default elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"9781efd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tFr. Cyril Arrives in Malta\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-b67e3f0 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b67e3f0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a0fb630\" data-id=\"a0fb630\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02b38a2 elementor-absolute elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"02b38a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"313\" height=\"176\" src=\"https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/6671638.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2505\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/6671638.jpg 313w, https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/6671638-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/6671638-230x129.jpg 230w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 313px) 100vw, 313px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f4d0b4a\" data-id=\"f4d0b4a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0b1608 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b0b1608\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>5th December 2012<\/strong><\/p><p>Deaf-blind priest Father Cyril Axelrod has arrived in Malta as a guest of the Deaf Ministry Team within the Diocesan Commission for Disabled Persons in the Maltese Archdiocese.<\/p><p>He will share experiences of his extraordinary life in a meeting with the general public on the 14th December at 7pm at the Parish Church of Qrendi. All welcome.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-091d3c9 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"091d3c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7afe461 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7afe461\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0639dae\" data-id=\"0639dae\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f679c8 elementor-view-default elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"3f679c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPresident Steven Mulvaney Represents Malta at the European Parliament of Persons with Disabilities\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-cb7575e elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cb7575e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8bf37af\" data-id=\"8bf37af\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59dad83 elementor-absolute elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"59dad83\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"347\" height=\"230\" src=\"https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/4046036.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2506\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/4046036.jpg 347w, https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/4046036-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/4046036-230x152.jpg 230w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 347px) 100vw, 347px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"> Photo Courtesy of European Union of the Deaf (EUD).<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3c187dd\" data-id=\"3c187dd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-870a19c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"870a19c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>4th December 2012<\/strong><\/p><p>Deaf People Association President, Steven Mulvaney was selected by the KNPD to represent Malta at the Conference for the European Day of Persons with Disabilities .<\/p><p>To mark European Day of Persons with Disabilities on 3 December, the European Commission holds an annual policy conference on 3-4 December, in close cooperation with the European Disability Forum. The conference is part of the EU\u2019s wider efforts to promote the mainstreaming of disability issues in line with the EU Disability Strategy 2010-2020 and the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UN CRPD). This year&#8217;s Conference focussed on the active participation of persons with disabilities in different areas of public life, such as politics, media and sports.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b11eee1 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"b11eee1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-152a27b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"152a27b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f72f4a5\" data-id=\"f72f4a5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d289b66 elementor-view-default elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"d289b66\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPresident Steven Mulvaney Represents Malta at the European Parliament of Persons with Disabilities\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-c7ff9bc elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c7ff9bc\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-718c628\" data-id=\"718c628\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae98546 elementor-absolute elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ae98546\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"326\" height=\"226\" src=\"https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2446730.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2510\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2446730.jpg 326w, https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2446730-300x208.jpg 300w, https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2446730-230x159.jpg 230w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 326px) 100vw, 326px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"> Photo Courtesy of European Union of the Deaf (EUD).<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9befa68\" data-id=\"9befa68\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e05663a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e05663a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>3rd December 2012<\/strong><\/p><p><br \/>Committee\u00a0members Keith Callus, Alison Vere and George Vella attended the launch of KNPD`s 25th anniversary DVD at the Westin Dragonara\u00a0Resort in St Julians.\u00a0Speakers included: KNPD Chairman Mr Joseph M. Camilleri, Hon Dr. Chris Said, Hon Dr. Justyne Caruana and Rev. Dott. Joe Borg.\u00a0The\u00a0documentary style DVD highlighted the change in\u00a0disability services\u00a0locally, evolving from\u00a0charity-based\u00a0to rights based service provision.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c68ff17 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"c68ff17\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News X\u2019Inhu l-Milied G\u0127alik? &#8211; LSM Christmas Video https:\/\/youtu.be\/cqFfEYt_eWE December 2020 This year, the committee together with friends and members [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2400","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2400","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2400"}],"version-history":[{"count":58,"href":"https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2400\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2513,"href":"https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2400\/revisions\/2513"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2400"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}