Asiah: Staff at departments trained in sign language to serve hearing and speech impaired group

JOHOR BARU: The state government is taking proactive measures to create a more disabled-friendly environment for the hearing and speech impaired group when having to deal with staff at the federal and state offices and departments.

Johor Women and Family Development committee chairman Asiah Ariff said that Johor was the first in the country to place the front liner staff who could communicate in sign language.