• Pantomime Company

  It was formed in Sepember 1977 and retained Prof. Chi-Mei Wang to be the instructor and director. In May 1978, they had debut in Taipei and earned very good appraisal. In March 1979, their second performance was held at National Art Museum; in Octover 1982, they were invited to perform in the Cultural and Art Festival sponsored by the Executive Yuan; in October 1984, they had their fourth performance at National Art Museum. Since then, they have been invited to different institution to perform for many times.

• Sign Language Training Program

  The course is held by season and designed for beginners, moderates and advanced learners respectively. Until now, there have been more than 200 classes and 5000 students in this course.

• Sign Language Club

  The club maintains and enhances the members' friendship by means of various activities, such as camping, B.B.Q., travel, party, playing Chinese chess, and so on.

• Sign Language Interpreter Training Course

  The interpreter trained by this course were recommended to work for public and private companies or institutions. The course was listed as a part of the 1995 disable welfare program of the Ministry of Interior.

• Adult Reading Course

  The course contains reading, mathematics, social science, and natural science. The purpose is to assist government to reduce illiterate, to extend people's knowledge and to remove the communication barriers.

• The Deaf Family Camp

  It is designed to strengthen the relationship between deaf parents and their children and to provide the deaf the re-education opportunity. Such activity had been held twice: in 1992 and 1993.

• Islandwide Traveling Art Exhibition

  We hope the public could understand and appreciate the talent of the deaf, and then offer them jobs. The art works created by the deaf include oil painting, ceramics, photograph and design. The exhibition has been held twice: in 1993 and 1994.

• Food Fair

  In May 9, 1993, the Mother's Day, a food fair named "Say Thank You to Mom By Sign Language" was held to demonstrate various talents of the deaf to the public.

Prospects:

• To raise fund and set up a non-profit organization. The interest derived from the fund can be used to support systematic research and development.
• To be the communication channel between deaf compatriots from both sides of the Taiwan Strait.
• To unite all the associations of the Deaf in Taiwan to actively participate in relevant international activities, and to promote our country's image.

Organization:

Duration	Director General	General Manager	Secretary General	Date
1st Term	Chi-Mei Wang	Chou-Yeh Chang		1980 - 81
2nd Term	Chi-Mei Wang	Di-Hsian Shih		1982 - 83
3th Term	Chi-Mei Wang	Hi-Feng Chiu		1984 - 85
4th Term	Hi-Feng Chiu	Rang-Lian Yu		1986 - 87
5th Term	Yu-Ping Chao	Wei-Pou Chiang		1988 - 89
6th Term	Yu-Ping Chao		Rang-Lian Yu, Ching-Huang Yang	1990 - 91
7th Term	Yu-Shan Ku		Rang-Lian Yu	1992 - 95

Publications:

1. The Sound of Sing Language (unscheduled journal), No.1 - 42
2. Hands as Bridge (Sign Language Teaching Book), Vol.1 & 2
3. Hands as Bridge (Sign Language Teaching Video Tape), 2 tapes
4. Taiwan Natural Sign Language (Sign Language Teaching Book), Vol.1
5. Silent Endeavor
6. Hands Can Talk(Sign Language Teaching Book with Hardcover)

Office Location:

Address : 2F, No.70, Yen-Peng South Road, Taipei, Taiwan, R. O. C.
Telephone : 886 - 2 - 3832508
Facsimile : 886 - 2 - 3751698

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