The The sound of the inclusive sign. Photographic posters intervened and based on the Mexican Sign Language

Abstract

This paper is about the results of the project Inclusive Culture, it was undertaken in two phases, and realized by teachers and students at the Fine Arts Faculty in the Universidad Veracruzana from Xalapa, Mexico, and with collaboration of the civil association Difussion, Inclusion and Education for Deaf (DIES in spanish). After a selection of nouns, verbs, animals, fruits, crafts and professions, we produced almost a hundred and twenty intervened photographic posters[1] that allow visualizing by a kind of scanning flow the gestures and movements of each of those words as they occur in the Mexican Sign Language (LSM in spanish).

            The production of posters, in general, were exhibited in two galleries in the city of Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico, in order to move the population about this group and their communication using the Mexican Sign Language. The second phase, was directed to tourism sector and the words selected were useful verbs or nouns that helped them to recognize the needs of the deaf when they require tourist services. The posters were also exhibited at crowded public spaces like streets or alleys where population and tourists walk. The H. Ayuntamiento of Xalapa paid for the printing and gave the corresponding licenses.