Sign language at National Assembly

Rep. Jang Hye-young of the minor opposition Justice Party speaks during a press conference at the National Assembly in Seoul, Monday, the first day the Assembly introduced sign language interpretation in its press briefing room. Jang proposed a revision bill to the National Assembly Act to guarantee the political rights of the disabled, including introducing sign language and closed caption broadcast services when broadcasting the Assembly's decision-making processes, and providing braille guides, subtitles and sign language interpretation for the disabled who attend Assembly meetings. Yonhap
Jung Da-min damin.jung@koreatimes.co.kr

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