# The Department of Women, Youth and Persons With Disabilities says it is important to raise awareness about deafness and hearing loss and to promote access to ear and hearing care. Today is World Hearing Day, which is being commemorated under the theme, Changing mindsets: Empower yourself. Make ear and hearing care a reality for all. The department’s spokesperson, Cassius Selala, says there are approximately four-million people with a hearing disability in South Africa:
Persons With Disabilities Department commemorates World Hearing Day [SOUND]
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