Deaf Reach Program
Deaf Reach Schools and Training Centers offer academic and vocational skills training for deaf children, teenagers and young adults in urban and rural areas - empowering them to become knowledgeable, self-sufficient, and diverse in their talents and abilities. Five Schools and Centers are located in Karachi, Hyderabad, Sukkur and Lahore, with a new large campus under construction in Rashidabad.
Focus on the training of parents, families and communities is also emphasized. This holistic, community-centered approach is an educational model to meet the increasing need for Deaf education in Pakistan, and is replicable in all areas of the country.
Deaf Reach was established in Pakistan in 1998 by Richard and Heidi Geary, directors of Family Educational Services Foundation (FESF). They are parents of a deaf child, and have been involved in Deaf Education for over 30 years.