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i film audiocommentati per non vedenti e sottotitolati per non udenti.
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The Province of Milan, with the support of the Banca del
Monte di Lombardia Foundation, promotes Cinema
without Barriers, a programme of films conceived for
physically challenged viewers, in particular the blind
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active part in culture, using it as an opportunity for
social relations, provides important opportunities for
relief and emancipation, including at psychological level.
The Cinema without Barriers project was premised
on observations of this kind.
The seminar I Hear You with My Eyes, I Talk to You
with My Hands will allow us to consider in depth a
number of relevant fields: science (as alluded to
synesthetically in the seminar title); the Language of
Signs; poetry; television; music for the deaf and hard of
hearing; experimental approaches |
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It is hardly surprising that one of the speakers should
refer to Beethoven, the great German composer who in
his later years became deaf, but with no reduction in his
sensitivity – or his genius – as a result. His example is an
extreme but inspiring instance of human potential, and
of what we think of all too often merely as limitations. |
After an initial experimental phase, the project has
established itself as an ongoing, year-round programme
which represents a concrete effort to make culture
accessible to all.
Culture is a vital tool for discovering and reclaiming
freedoms, including for people affected by isolation and
practical difficulties. To follow a film, bringing creativity
and ideas into contact with one’s own experience, is a
fundamental part of individual experience.
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We sincerely hope that the ideas presented here will put
forward valid research tools for the world of work, too.
Our objective is to promote integration that is ever more
complete, but also and above all increasingly self-aware.
We know that there are many barriers still to be
overcome. The first step must be to have the courage to
offer genuinely, and to all, the opportunity for selfexpression
– both in the workplace and in leisure
activities.
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Daniela Benelli
Councillor for Cultural Affairs, Cultures and Social Integration
Bruno Casati
Councillor for Work |
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