Through the PAID Program, a workshop for university students was started, which will allow communication with people who have a hearing disability.
The Puerto Vallarta DIF System, through the Comprehensive Care Program for People with Disabilities (PAID,) continues to promote workshops and conferences for the learning of Mexican Sign Language, with the purpose of continuing to work towards a more inclusive city.
Yesterday around 60 students of the psychology and pedagogy career of the University of La Vera Cruz began with the basic level workshop that includes the subject of deaf culture, until they learn to communicate in this way.
“It is important that the course is taught… in order to support people with hearing disabilities,” said Luis Enrique Martínez, head of the PAID program.
“We also have (sign language) classes at the DIF System facilities at different times. It is important that interested persons communicate with us, to know the spaces that we have open and to start training," he said.
He pointed out that the Sign Language workshops are divided into basic, intermediate, and advanced. Each level lasts 20 hours, so once a week the class is held with the group of people from a company, school, or organization that has requested this service.
In the basic workshop, participants learn signs associated with words like mom, dad, thank you, please, the alphabet, greetings, family, and transportation. In the intermediate, they are able to form sentences and in the advanced, body and facial expression is developed, which allows them to start a dialogue with people who have hearing disabilities.
Those interested in participating in the courses or receiving the conference at their healthcare institution, can call the Comprehensive Attention Program for People with Disabilities at 322 2259936-40.