Kerala govt. urged to re-introduce news bulletins in sign languages for information on COVID-19
The Hindu
Activists claim that news channels have been skipping such bulletins for months citing shortage of sign language interpreters and technical difficulties
Finding it difficult to access credible information on the COVID-19 pandemic and the measures in place to fight it, a section of aurally challenged persons in Kerala has appealed to the State government to facilitate the re-introduction of news bulletins in sign languages that were suspended by various Malayalam news channels. Activists working towards the empowerment of the aurally challenged claim that news channels have been skipping such bulletins for months citing shortage of sign language interpreters amidst the COVID-19 scare and other related technical difficulties. It is hardly a justifiable reason for about one lakh community members in Kerala, they feel.More Related News