East Java backs Deaf community at International Week of the Deaf 2026 in Surabaya

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East Java's Social Affairs Office (Dinsos Jatim) supported International Week of the Deaf 2026 activities held Monday, October 26, in Surabaya by Gerkatin East Java, the Indonesian Deaf welfare movement. Under the theme "Together with the Deaf, Creating and Empowering," the program included a Deaf bazaar, Deaf performances, an Indonesian Sign Language (Bisindo) flashmob, a Deaf fun walk, the Deaf-run Tutur Rasa coffee shop, and free health checks, giving the Deaf community space to show its skills and meet the public.

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