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TV channel for the deaf - Newindpress.com
‘Sound of the Silent,’ the first proposed television channel for the hearing impaired in the country, is likely to be delayed, all because of a financial crunch, for now.
The idea had occurred to K Murali, a hearing impaired professional, a year ago to telecast inspirational programmes of interviews with successful hearing impaired personalities and shows for children.
He has released a CD containing similar programmes. Such exclusive television channels are functioning in countries like Germany and the United States of America (USA).
However, the launch of the channel had been delayed in India due to problems with the funding.
Murali, who had approached the Union Government for assistance, was optimistic and expected to launch the channel on his return from a trip to Japan.
He was the only person from India to be selected to conduct a training programme for the hearing impaired between October 9 and November 24, by the Japanese Federation for the Deaf, Government of Japan.
Murali, who is the director of Deaf Empowerment Activities for Literacy, Education, Accessible Development, Rehabilitation & Sports (DEAF LEADERS), would learn about communication skills for international sign languages, understand the concept and current situation of the hearing impaired community and its organisations in Japan, understand the system of sign language interpretation, analyse and compare the situation of the hearing impaired with participating countries.
With his daughter, Sneha, as an interpreter, in an interview with ‘this website’s News Paper,’ he said that the short messaging service (SMS) and the internet were the most useful technologies for the hearing impaired.
In developed countries like the USA and the United Kingdom, the hearing impaired had facilities through which they could watch movies and understand with the help of a screen, which would have a person giving an explanation in sign language, Murali explained.
Unlike India, in Japan, all the associations for the hearing impaired are united. This helped them avail of assistance from the government, he added.
There were also only a few interpreters in India, which made it difficult for the hearing impaired to communicate, Murali noted.
The organisation, DEAF LEADERS, was taking steps to improve the lives of the hearing impaired and obtain help from the Japanese government.
‘Sound of the Silent,’ the first proposed television channel for the hearing impaired in the country, is likely to be delayed, all because of a financial crunch, for now.
The idea had occurred to K Murali, a hearing impaired professional, a year ago to telecast inspirational programmes of interviews with successful hearing impaired personalities and shows for children.
He has released a CD containing similar programmes. Such exclusive television channels are functioning in countries like Germany and the United States of America (USA).
However, the launch of the channel had been delayed in India due to problems with the funding.
Murali, who had approached the Union Government for assistance, was optimistic and expected to launch the channel on his return from a trip to Japan.
He was the only person from India to be selected to conduct a training programme for the hearing impaired between October 9 and November 24, by the Japanese Federation for the Deaf, Government of Japan.
Murali, who is the director of Deaf Empowerment Activities for Literacy, Education, Accessible Development, Rehabilitation & Sports (DEAF LEADERS), would learn about communication skills for international sign languages, understand the concept and current situation of the hearing impaired community and its organisations in Japan, understand the system of sign language interpretation, analyse and compare the situation of the hearing impaired with participating countries.
With his daughter, Sneha, as an interpreter, in an interview with ‘this website’s News Paper,’ he said that the short messaging service (SMS) and the internet were the most useful technologies for the hearing impaired.
In developed countries like the USA and the United Kingdom, the hearing impaired had facilities through which they could watch movies and understand with the help of a screen, which would have a person giving an explanation in sign language, Murali explained.
Unlike India, in Japan, all the associations for the hearing impaired are united. This helped them avail of assistance from the government, he added.
There were also only a few interpreters in India, which made it difficult for the hearing impaired to communicate, Murali noted.
The organisation, DEAF LEADERS, was taking steps to improve the lives of the hearing impaired and obtain help from the Japanese government.