Key points
- In Kyiv, the first children’s book in Ukraine with a translation into sign language was presented.
- The edition “Ommm. The spirit of the Irpin forest” is designed for children with hearing impairments – each page has a QR code with a video translation.
- The digital version of the book contains a sign language dictionary, and the project is aimed at children aged 5-8.
- The translation was done by Marina Stralkivska, and the adaptation and editing – by Vitaliy Potapchuk.
- The adaptation took about 3 months, and the most time-consuming part was finding funding.
- 350 copies of the book were printed, which will be given free of charge to schools, libraries, and other institutions.
In Kyiv, presented an adapted edition of the children’s book “Ommm. The spirit of the Irpin forest” with a translation into Ukrainian sign language – this is the first printed edition of this format in Ukraine, created for children with hearing impairments.
Each page of the book contains a QR code with a video translation of the text in sign language. The digital version of the edition is supplemented with a sign language dictionary, and the project itself is designed for children aged 5-8.
The author of the book, Natalia Cherednyuk, known under the pseudonym Tasha Torba, said that the story of the spirit of the Irpin forest Ommm helps children understand the experience of war through a fairy tale. According to the plot, the spirit protects the city and stands up for all living things after the invasion and occupation.
Families with children with hearing impairments and sign language translators from the Center for Social Business and the public organization “Social Unity” movement joined the work on the adaptation. The translation was done by Marina Stralkivska, and the adaptation and editing – by Vitaliy Potapchuk.
The work on the adaptation took about 3 months, although the idea itself appeared almost 2 years ago. According to the organizers, the most time-consuming part was finding funding.
350 copies of the book were printed – they will be given free of charge to educational institutions where children with hearing impairments study, libraries, and other stakeholders.
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