Parliament to use sign language translation service during plenary sessions
The sessions will be broadcast accompanied by the sign language translation. Photo: Parliament of Georgia.
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The Georgian Parliament will use a sign language translation service during plenary sessions.
The sessions will be broadcast accompanied by the sign language translation and will be more accessible for all Georgian citizens.
Parliament is one of the first state agencies in Georgia providing its employees with gesture language and dactylology trainings,” the parliament states.
The agency says the parliament building is fully adapted for those with special needs.
The website of the Georgian Parliament is also under construction for adaptation purposes.
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