Resumen de Status of Hearing-impaired Tour Guides of Angeles City, Pampanga, Philippines: A Basis for a Proposed Intervention Program
Ana Khizmeth, Kirsten Coleen R. Tolentino, Kimberly G. Borromeo, Jame Monren T. Mercado
Angeles City, Pampanga established the rst ever accredited and certied hearing-impaired tour guides in the Philippines. A qualitative method research was developed to propose an intervention program for the hearing-impaired tour guides through assessment of the current status of the hearing-impaired tour guides and eorts of stakeholders. Dierent frameworks were used to identify the eectiveness of the training, communication and interpretation skills of hearing-impaired tour guides by conducting review of dierent documents, in-depth interview and focus group discussion. There is an eective training program given to the participants, but problems emerge especially on the sustainability and the long-term programs for the hearing-impaired tour guides.
