By Naman Arora
A VIDEO call centre to assist deaf individuals and those with hearing disabilities communicate with doctors and medical staff has been put on hold due to a cash crunch.
The initiative by the Bahrain Deaf Society (BDS) was aimed at providing virtual access to a sign language interpreter, at the click of a button, to deaf individuals and medical workers.
“Right now, deaf people struggle when they visit health centres, or have to wait for one of our volunteers to be available so that they can communicate comfortably with doctors,” said BDS chairman Aqeel Ali.
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