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French town makes its local Council's sessions available on-line to people with poor-hearing
From 22 March 2005, the inhabitants of the town of Vandoeuvre (France) with hearing problems will be able to follow the meetings of the local council on-line.
The 14 March 2005 meeting of the local council was filmed in the presence of an interpreter in the sign language. People with hearing problems could either follow it on the spot, or a few days later, on Vandoeuvre's website.
The idea came from the head of the municipality department in charge of the disabled. He noticed the lack of access of poor-hearing people to those public meetings. The operation is part of the urban project 'I @ccess". Its purpose is to inform people with hearing problems or persons ...
The 14 March 2005 meeting of the local council was filmed in the presence of an interpreter in the sign language. People with hearing problems could either follow it on the spot, or a few days later, on Vandoeuvre's website.
The idea came from the head of the municipality department in charge of the disabled. He noticed the lack of access of poor-hearing people to those public meetings. The operation is part of the urban project 'I @ccess". Its purpose is to inform people with hearing problems or persons ...
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