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Deaf
Friends International is a non-profit, all-volunteer
organization, incorporated in the state of Ohio in 1992. In
1993, we began publishing Deaf Friends International Magazine.
Since that time, we have published the works of over 1,000 deaf
students and adults and included over 3,000 people on our Pen
Pal list.
Deaf
Friends International is a project of the non-denominational
religious organization,
Workers
for Jesus. Our current projects: DFI Junior (for students under the age of 18 and teachers) DFI Junior contains stories, poems, and art work submitted to us from our web site visitors. A popular feature is our E-PAL section in which deaf students can make new friends in their own country or in foreign countries. We also have biographies about famous deaf persons, news items, and videos of interest to deaf students. DFI Junior has two major goals. Our first goal is to share God's love by encouraging friendship among the deaf students of the world. Many times, deaf children, especially those who do not live in areas with large deaf populations, feel isolated and lonely. We want them to have a way to make new deaf friends. Our second goal is to encourage creativity in deaf students. For many deaf children, reading and writing are frustrating and consequently avoided. But we feel that everyone has something to say about his/her feelings, family, school, friends, etc. We want all of the children to feel comfortable submitting their work to share with others no matter what their ability levels may be. We print all work in the students' own words with a minimum of editing. We also want students of all reading levels to be able to enjoy our web site Thanks to the generosity
of many wonderful volunteer translators, we are currently
publishing in several languages. We welcome authors, artists, and
readers of all nationalities, races, and religions. DFI Senior The goals and format for
DFI Senior are basically the same as
DFI Junior. However, the stories and E-PAL
listings are from deaf adults.
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