Overview

• On September 23, DIF Morelia turned Plaza de Armas into an open learning space where deaf residents and interpreters shared Mexican Sign Language.
• Participants taught the manual alphabet and basic greetings while underscoring LSM’s recognition as part of Mexico’s linguistic heritage.
• The municipality promoted ongoing classes through the Centro para la Cultura de la Discapacidad to encourage wider adoption of LSM.
• Officials highlighted the Intérprete a Distancia service that connects people to LSM interpreters for municipal procedures via WhatsApp video at 564 673 1831 and 564 673 1969.
• DIF president Paola Delgadillo Hernández framed LSM learning as a path to empathy, with the initiative supported by Mayor Alfonso Martínez Alcázar’s administration.