Dialogue in Silence has a profound, life-enhancing impact on people who hear and on people who are deaf.

The exhibition allows hearing visitors to:

• immerse themselves in a new reality—the silent world
• build better understanding of different means of communication
• discover imaginative ways of turning thoughts into nonverbal signals
• develop more accurate and comprehensive visual perception
• experience sign language as a language in its own right
• increase public interest in the situation of deaf people
• break down mental and social barriers

The exhibition provides deaf and hearing-impaired guides with:

• a unique job opportunity
• key qualifications and contacts for future employment
• the chance to experience oneself in a positive context
• improved self-esteem through responsibility
• better understanding of hearing people
• an opportunity to engage in broadened social interaction
• valuable feedback regarding professional and interpersonal skills

Within Dialogue in Silence, deaf and hearing-impaired guides are no longer “handicapped” because they actually have an advantage over hearing visitors. Thus, the labels “handicapped” and “non-handicapped” are reversed.