Sign language is now mandatory in the DR

[Dolores]

President Luis Abinader was present at the Las Cariatides Hall of the Presidential Palace for the enactment of the Sign Language Law in the Dominican Republic. Sign language now is an official language for the hearing impaired in the country. The law had passed in Congress on 20 July 2023.

Legal consultant of the Executive Branch, Antoliano Peralta explained: “The law commits the government to promote and support research, teaching and dissemination activities of sign language and the integration of interpreters and interpreter guides for access to public and economic services of general interest.”

The same law mandates the ministries of Education and Superior Education to promote bilingual education, based on Spanish and sign language, and create training and learning programs for teachers and administrative staff.

The law calls for the executive, judicial and legislative...

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[SKY]

I thought it was mandatory already with all the finger waving you get.............

 

[JD Jones]

How many missed the "promote bilingual education" part?

 

[william webster]

Here’s a question

Is sign language universal ?
Does it have a language or is it the same in Spanish and English?

 

[La Profe_1]

Someone (Miami-DR Guy I think) that there is ASL And SSL - American/Spanish Sign Language.

 

[Gadfly]

Yes that’s right google is mi amigo

 

[Peterj]

I thought it was mandatory already with all the finger waving you get.............

I was exactly thinking the same thing...

 

[MiamiDRGuy]

Here’s a question

Is sign language universal ?
Does it have a language or is it the same in Spanish and English?

Here in the states, we use ASL (American Sign Language) but in DR, they use SSL which is little different, let me give you the video to see what SSL and ASL looks like, they're different. The lady in the screen uses ASL while 3 men are using ASL.

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=255984453886359