Vacation for everybody. "Deaf people are invite"

Vacations for everybody:


"Vacation", when we think in this word we associate it with travel.
Imagine how difficult it can be for a blind person, with wheelchair or deaf to travel?

Visiting new places brings knowledge, culture and personal enrichment.

r an excursion can be difficult, or even impossible. However, such simple actions like visiting a museum, choosing a hotel

Tourism for deaf:
Deaf is one of the most neglected sectors in the tourism sector.
Accessibility to them is very limited. They can move smoothly and are not sick in most cases, it is thought that they have more opportunities than others, which is not entirely true.

This disability is different. Most deaf only understands sign language and many are literate. But very few people in our society knows sign language.
Because there are many fears. Based on this premise; Imagine not being able to be understood? Imagine being lost and not being able to ask? Vacationing being deaf is a challenge.

How do I take a taxi? 

How do I select a dish in a restaurant? 

Where I can go without fear of getting lost? 

With them in mind "Dreams Hotel in Puerto Rico" has designed vacation packages that include stay and visit to several places. Will be include in a trip a person who can speak sign language and accompany them around Puerto Rico.

We have adapted rooms for people with hearing needs, to make your stay more pleasant.
For information on our packages can apply through info@puertoricodreams.com or www.puertoricodreams.com

Vacaciones sin barreras. Ser sordo no le impide visitar Puerto Rico.

Vacaciones sin barreras

Todos cuando pensamos en vacaciones asociamos esta palabra con viajar.

A pensado lo difícil que puede ser para una persona invidente, con silla de ruedas o sorda el poder viajar?

Visitar lugares nuevos aporta conocimientos, cultura y enriquecimiento personal.

Sin embargo, acciones tan simples como visitar un museo, elegir un hotel o realizar una excursión puede ser complicado, o hasta imposible.

Turismo para sordos y sordomudos

El sordo o sordomudo es uno de los sectores más olvidados en el sector turístico.

La accesibilidad para ellos es muy limitada. Aunque puedan desplazarse sin problemas y no están enfermos en la mayoría de los casos, se piensa que ellos tienen mas oportunidades que los demás, lo que no es totalmente cierto.

Su discapacidad es diferente y a simple vista no se ve.

La mayoría de los sordos solo entiende el lenguaje de señas y muchos saben leer y escribir. Pero muy pocas personas saben el lenguaje de señas en nuestra sociedad.

Partiendo de este premisa, imagínese el no poder ser entendido?

Imagínese estar perdido y no poder preguntar?

Pensar que se va a vacacionar siendo sordo es un reto, porque existen muchos temores. Cómo tomaré un taxi? Cómo selecciono un platillo en un restaurante? A donde puedo ir sin temor a perdernos?

Pensando en ellos Dreams Hotel en Puerto Rico ha diseñado unos paquetes vacacionales, que incluyen estadía, y varios lugares a visitar, en donde incluimos en el viaje a una persona que puede hablar en señas y acompañarlos en sus visitas.

Hemos adaptado habitaciones para sordos, para que su estadía sea mas placentera.

Para información de nuestros paquetes puede solicitarlo a través de info@puertoricodreams.com o en nuestra página www.puertoricodreams.com

University of Puerto Rico main campus, the first public university of Puerto Rico

University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus(UPR-RP)

The University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras serves more than 20,000 students. It is recognized by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching as a research university “high research activity"

UPR-RP is the largest campus in terms of student population of the University of Puerto Rico System, and Puerto Rico's first public university. Its academic offerings range from the bachelor to the doctoral degree.

        

History

Legally established, the University of Puerto Rico started its first academic year (1903–1904) with an enrollment of 173 students. Due to the scarcity of teachers in the island, most of these students were appointed by the Department of Public Instruction to teach at schools without having finished four years of college. The first graduating class (June 1907) consisted of 13 students.

On September 22, 1913, the departments of Law and Pharmacology were established. The university at the time required only an 8th grade diploma, but with the expansion of its courses, this requirement changed.

La Torre-The Tower

The iconic university clock tower was built in 1937 and christened as the Franklin Delano Roosevelt tower, in honor of that U.S. president and his interest in the building of the university.

The tower

Campus and academic facilities

The UPRRP is considered the heart of the commercial and cultural area of Río Piedras, located in the central region of the capital city of San Juan. It is easily accessible via public transportation, including the Urban Train. It is easily identified at a distance by its landmark tower.

Economically sought. Educational cost are excellent in comparison to stateside a by a great margin.

Housing

The Río Piedras campus provides housing in three residence halls:

•   “Torre del Norte”; a 22-story building localized within a block of the campus. It has capacity to house 437 students in double and single units.

•   “ResiCampus”; located within the campus consists of a structure of nine floors and has a capacity to house 354 students.

•   “Plaza Universitaria”; administered by a private company in consortium to UPR offers housing to undergraduate and graduate students.

•   Besides what the university offers you will find plenty of apartments for rent.

Academics:

The Campus serves more than 20,000 students.

At the campus you will find a complete and broad spectrum in education:

School of Architecture

College of Business Administration

School of Communication

College of Education

College of General Studies

College of Humanities

School of Law

College of Natural Sciences

College of Social Sciences

Graduate School of Planning

Graduate School of Information Sciences and Technologies

Continuing Education Division, and more….

Three blocks away from the UPR-RP is Dreams Hotel, small, green, budget hotel with rates from $53 usd per night tax included for a room of one full size bed.

For reservations 787-688-5818 or at  www.puertoricodreams.com

Botanical Gardens in Rio Piedras

Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico played an important role in the development of education, transportation and commerce.

Rio Piedras now part of San Juan, has played an important role in the development of the island’s education, transportation and commerce.

Why Rio Piedras… Savings!

Nearby medical services, universities, business centers, easy access, to transportation, restaurants, stores, night life, budget & clean hotel rooms, and more.

History:

By 1647, there already existed a chapel devoted “Nuestra Señora del Pilar”

 “Nuestra Señora del Pilar” Church

Originally founded in 1714, it has been the home of the University of Puerto Rico main campus since 1903. The university was a central part of the development of Rio Piedras, both in housing and economically.

In 1823 a Parrish house an a jail were built. At that moment the urban area of Rio Piedras consisted of three buildings.

In 1835 the first stagecoach line was created in Rio Piedras, traveling between San Juan and Rio Piedras. And also the governor repair the central highway that connected San Juan and Caguas, passing though Rio Piedras.

Consolidated with the capital municipality of San Juan, Puerto Rico since 1951.

Originally known as El Roble, it eventually adopted the name of the river that crossed its territory (Río Piedras in Spanish).

During the nineteenth Century, most of its territory was used for agricultural and livestock-raising purposes.  Sugar cane, cotton and coffee were some of the goods produced during this era at the municipality.

The growth of Rio Piedras is related to the strategic position. Near to the capital, the region became the main food and water supplier

The geographic location was also crucial for the communication between San Juan and the rest of the island. Was a center of public transportation.

Demographics:

According to the 2000 census, Río Piedras had a population of 332,344. That is more than any municipality in Puerto Rico and 77% of the population of San Juan.

Education    

University of Puerto Rico

Rio Piedras is perhaps more known for being the site of the main campus of the University of Puerto Rico. Located in downtown Río Piedras, the university has more than 20,000 students.

The Botanical Gardens of the University are also located at Río Piedras.Botanical Garden

Other universities located in Río Piedras are the Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico and the Interamerican University of Puerto Rico, Metropolitan Campus.

Rio Piedras is served by the train with two stations, one in the front of the university and the second in the middle of the town.

 “Línea Sultana”, provide transportation to and from San Juan and Mayaguez.

From Rio Piedras you can take public transportation to and from Fajardo and Rio Piedras.

 “Línea Yaucana” provides transportation to and from San Juan to Ponce.

Culture

Oldest House in Rio Piedras

In the heart of Río Piedras lies the “Paseo de Diego” a one-kilometer pedestrianized street with stores and shops. There is Río Piedras “Plaza del Mercado” (Marketplace), which is the largest and the oldest of its kind on the island and features a series of shops that offer goods and services.

Ponce de León Avenue is popular, restaurants, bookstores, small theaters, night-life, which involves others activities for students, faculty, and intellectuals in the community.

Dreams Hotel is a green budget hotel in Rio Piedras, San Juan. Rooms from $53 usd plus tax per night, free WI-FI.

We care about our guests with hearing difficulties.

For reservations contact 787-688-5818 or www.puertoricodreams.com