<![CDATA[The Deaf community in Indonesia faces systemic barriers in communication access and healthcare services, compounded by low literacy among the general public and limited healthcare workers proficient in Indonesian Sign Language (BISINDO). The Unity Through Signs program was designed to improve inclusivity literacy toward the Deaf community through BISINDO training and community-based education. The program was implemented in three stages: an online pre-assessment to map the knowledge baseline of 54 ITS medical students; a pre-event consisting of a health as human rights upgrading session and BISINDO training facilitated by a Deaf instructor from the TIBA Surabaya community; and a main event comprising a ground campaign at the Darmo Car Free Day in Surabaya, incorporating interactive education and free medical check-ups. Pre-event results demonstrated a significant improvement in knowledge scores from a mean of 70.97 to 99.35 (t(30) = −7.963; p < 0.001), alongside exceptionally high satisfaction with the BISINDO training session (mean 4.97/5). During the main event, community knowledge in the BISINDO linguistics domain (84.0%) exceeded that in the human rights and disability domain (56.0%), identifying persistent equity-equality misconceptions and low awareness of accessibility as a right. These findings suggest that a dual-track approach integrating practical skill training with inclusive perspective education is effective in improving inclusivity literacy among both future healthcare workers and the general public.]]>
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