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Granville Richard Seymour Redmond was born in   Philadelphia ,   Pennsylvania, USA,   on March 9, 1871 to a hearing family. He contracted   Scarlet Fever when he was little child and, when he recovered, he was found to be   deaf. This may have prompted his family's decision to move from the East Coast to San Jose, California: the possibility for his education in a special school.

In this place his artistic talents were recognized and encouraged. There his teacher Theophilus d'Estrella taught him   painting,   drawing and pantomime. As consequence, he becomes graduated as a painter in the renowned California School of Design in San Francisco.

In his life, Redmond was in touch with a lot of important people like Charley Chaplin who was interesting to learn the natural expressiveness of a Deaf person using   sign language. Which after was used in his silent films.

Also, by 1905 he was receiving considerable recognition as a leading landscape painter and bold colorist. His artwork was sometimes compared to   Matisse; he loved painting flowers and dark, moody scenes.

Like Redman, the deaf person has the same potentiality as a normal person. And for this reason we commemorate the World Deaf Day.

The remembrance is celebrated for the deaf and by the deaf. This is a channel to promote the mark of fights year after year, for better conditions of life, dignity, citizenship, health, education and work. Also, using as a key- factor the acceptance of the sing language and deaf culture in the whole society scope.

We must understand that Deaf Day is not a day to merely extend our sympathies to the deaf but to see it as an opportunity for us to make a change in their lives.

The World Deaf Day sees the largest congregation of deaf people in different parts of the world and is marked with rallies, and deaf awareness campaigns. Fun events are also conducted for the deaf.

For ICMH the World Deaf Day is observed in the last Sunday of September at Skills in the Ability School at Nerul. A seminar is conducted for parents and the root causes of deafness and vocational options available for the hearing impaired are explained.

"It is impossible for those who do not know the sign language to realize the importance for the Deaf, the   huge influence on the moral and social happiness   those who are private of hearing and the wonderful   ability to lead the thoughts of the intellect that   otherwise would be in perpetual ignorance. While there are two Deaf in the world and they meet each other, there will be   the sign language. "