Deaf dancers use technique to help feel and interpret rhythm
The group of deaf and hard-of-hearing dancers feel and follow the rhythm and music through vibrations in the floor and Sanou's body gestures." There’s no available recent data on the number of deaf and hard-of-hearing people in Burkina Faso, but the 2019 census recorded about 46,500 people aged 2 or older who had significant difficulty hearing or could not hear at all.
The country of around 24 million people has adopted inclusive-education programs and measures intended to improve access to the welfare and overall living conditions for people with disabilities including deaf and hard-of-hearing people.
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