The Students’ Council of the Faculty of Special Education, in joint cooperation with other Faculties of the University, prepared a concert headed “We are all equal”.
The event started with the Lord’s Prayers. Deacon Gegham turned to the children participating in the event with the following words, “Today we are having a beautiful event which proves our great love and care towards you and fills your hearts with joy and gaiety”.
The title “We are all equal” was not chosen by a chance; pupils from special education establishments for children with auditory, vision and other disabilities also performed.
The children made the concert especially exciting and enjoyable with their performances of folk songs, lively dances, and poetry recitations.
Zubeyda Meliqyan, teacher of sign language of the educational establishment for children with auditory disabilities, helped to make the mutual contact through gestures with the children.
The latter called for the public to accept, love, and to support people with disabilities, to understand their soul and to recognize them the way they are.
The President of the Students’ Council of the Faculty of Special Education Tamara Galstyan outlines the great importance of such undertakings and mentions, “We have been preparing for this event for months. We have come across many complications; nonetheless, we realized that each of us had a lot to do to involve children with disabilities into the public life.”
“These children are not limited in their abilities, while they are unlimited in their opportunities. Being on the same stage with the other children they will break the stereotypes of the public towards the children with special needs,” says the Acting Dean of the Faculty of Special Education, Armine Avagyan.
One of the Participants, Edick Hayrapetyan expressed his impression on the concert to the audience in the sign language. “I am extremely excited and surprised about so much warmth and cordiality. I had inexplicable emotions when the audience applauded us on feet. I then understood that people love us, and that we also have a future.”
At the end of the event all the participants received diplomas, and the girls were also presented bunches of flowers. In addition, the audience could also see and appraise the handmade works of the participants.
