Struggling for Rights of the Deaf

Mubaraq is also hearing impaired and is the chairman of Gerkatin’s Aceh branch. As a leader of the teman tuli community, Mubaraq is constantly campaigning for equality and the rights of the deaf.

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Mubaraq

Teman tuli, or members of the hearing impaired community, do not have easy lives in Aceh province, where they are yet to enjoy their rights to education, employment and self-development. Unwilling to give in to the situation, Mubaraq, 34, has called on other deaf people to join forces.