Gwangju Gwangsan-gu, Visiting Sign Language Education

Gwangsan-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City announced on the 30th that it will operate a ‘Visiting Sign Language Education’ program to support the social participation of hearing-impaired individuals trained as Korean sign language instructors and to improve community awareness of disabilities.

The ‘Visiting Sign Language Education’ program, which has been in operation since last year, is part of the lifelong learning city project for people with disabilities called the ‘Korean Sign Language Deaf Instructor Training Course.’ Hearing-impaired individuals who have completed professional training become instructors and visit schools directly to provide sign language education.

The program aims to have people with disabilities themselves teach sign language and take the lead in improving awareness of disabilities in the community. It is promoted in cooperation with the Gwangju Metropolitan City Deaf Association, the Sign Language Education Center, and the Gwangsan-gu Deaf Shelter.

The sign language education is conducted in two sessions. The first session covers understanding sign language and etiquette toward deaf people, and the second session is a 40-minute course including activities such as word chain games in sign language and expressing one’s dreams in sign language.

A Gwangsan-gu official stated, “This education will be a time for students to break prejudices against people with disabilities and respect diversity,” adding, “We will continue to strive to provide various lifelong learning opportunities where people with and without disabilities can come together and coexist.”

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