West Sea Coast Guard Appoints Sign Language Interpreters for the Hearing Impaired

Guaranteeing Information Access for People with Disabilities
Expanding the Public’s Right to Know

The West Sea Regional Coast Guard Agency appointed sign language interpreters on the 16th at the Mokpo City Sign Language Interpretation Center to guarantee the right to know and access to information for the hearing and speech impaired. Photo by West Sea Coast Guard

The West Sea Regional Coast Guard Agency announced on September 16 that it had appointed sign language interpreters at the Mokpo City Sign Language Interpretation Center to guarantee the right to know and access to information for people with hearing and speech impairments.

The agency identified that people with hearing and speech impairments face difficulties in understanding maritime accidents and safety or public information. After consulting with the sign language interpretation center, the agency presented letters of appointment to three interpreters: Choi Sugyeong, Park Mi, and Lee Jua.

The interpreters appointed on this day will serve as communication channels with the public, providing sign language interpretation during press briefings on major maritime accidents and other important events, inserting sign language explanations into safety promotional videos, and supporting interpretation for the hearing and speech impaired in criminal and civil matters.

An official from the West Sea Regional Coast Guard Agency stated, "We hope this collaboration will help improve human rights for information-disadvantaged and vulnerable groups," adding, "We will continue to actively implement public service administration for the people."

Meanwhile, the Mokpo City Sign Language Interpretation Center conducts various activities such as sign language interpretation education, social rehabilitation training, and awareness improvement projects to support the smooth social integration of approximately 1,490 people with hearing and speech impairments living in the Mokpo area.

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