Sena y Verbo workshops
As part of the Small Grants Programme, Sena y Verbo organised a series of workshop for deaf children in their schools.
Many deaf children in Mexico have limited communication skills. Teachers, who often have to cater for children with a variety of special needs within on classroom, are often ill-equipped to meet deaf children's need appropriately.
These workshops are about increasing the levels of communication between deaf children themselves and with their families and teachers. Sign Language, like any other language, is not only about individual signs or words. It is a rich interaction between signs, facial expression, body language, etc.
These workshops aim to increase deaf children's self confidence and their ability to express themselves. The workshops are facilitated by deaf actors who perform and work for Sena y Verbo. At the beginning of workshops, participants are often shy and reticent to participate. By the end of the workshop, participants often can't get enough, and teachers join in too!
