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Havana, Mar 3.- Promoting inclusive work through materials that use sign language is part of the work of Animated ICAIC on its 65th anniversary of its founding.
Armando Alba Noguera, deputy director of Production of the entity, of the Cuban Institute of Cinematographic Art and Industry, told the Cuban News Agency that a few years ago the Animaseñas project arose with that objective.
The initiative began by bringing sign language to heritage cartoon, in this case, “Viva Papi” and “Elpidio Valdés,” by Juan Padrón, and it was enriching to see children enjoy materials that contained only dialogue and text, but with this powerful tool included, he explained.
He also highlighted the making of the first film to use sign language, “Fernanda and the strange case of the message to Figueroa”, belonging to the series of the popular cartoon by Mario Rivas.
In this sense, he highlighted the “The Club of Federico” space, designed to exhibit materials with this language and promote several activities, with emphasis on Cuban art and audiovisuals.
Everything that is projected in said club allows the integration of families with some type of hearing disability and seeks to sensitize listeners to that world, he indicated.
Alba Noguera emphasized the need for Cuban television to include these materials in its programming and to take them to the provinces in order to socialize them.
The project is supported by the accessibility studies of psychologist Nilza González Peña and the exchange with students from the Faculty of Psychology, he added.
Animaseñas was created in January 2022 and prioritizes the inclusion of sign language and subtitles in any audiovisual work that its team produces. (Text and photo: ACN)
