DOT accredits 13 new deaf tour guides 1 SHARES Share it! Share TweetBy Analou De VeraThe Department of Tourism (DOT) recently accredited 13 new deaf tour guides, who aim at serving tourists with special needs. The new tour guides were members of the Deafinite Tour Guiding Service (DTGS), a nonprofit, professional organization consisting of deaf tour guides committed to deaf identity. One of the identified challenges is the small number of service providers who have the skills to communicate with local and foreign tourists who are deaf, the DOT said. At present, only 27 deaf tour guides have passed the training process of the DOT-Office of Industry Manpower Development (DOT-OIMD).

Source: Manila Bulletin November 30, 2018 08:03 UTC