With the aim of continuing to promote a more inclusive society, and as part of the activities of the Program of Attention to People with Disabilities and Attention to the Deaf, the municipal DIF System continues to give workshops for the learning of Mexican Sign Language to the general public of Puerto Vallarta.
The Sign Language workshop is divided into basic, intermediate and advanced classes. The basic one is for signs assigned with words like mom, dad, thank you, please, the alphabet, greetings, family, and words of transportation. The intermediate consists of being able to form sentences and converse, and the advanced one is to develop body and facial expression, which allows them to start a dialogue with people who have hearing disabilities.
Each of the stages of this workshop lasts 20 hours, so once a week the class is held with a group of people from a company, school, or organization that has requested this service. The workshop depicted in the photograph was given to students from the University of Guadalajara.
Those interested in participating in the courses or receiving the conference at their institution, can contact the coordinator of the Deaf Attention Program, Juan Carlos Peña, by calling 322 2259936.
DIF continues to provide care to the general population from Monday to Friday, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., prioritizing vulnerable groups such as older adults, single mothers, pregnant women, and the disabled, among others, through the Regional Rehabilitation Unit located on Avenida Paseo de las Palmas in sunny Puerto Vallarta.