Government has achieved a milestone in making information more accessible to television viewers.
This after the Ministry of Information, National Archives and Library Services of Fiji in collaboration with the Fiji Association for the Deaf launched the use of a sign linguist on its television news service Fiji Today which airs nightly on Mai TV.
This development reaffirms Government’s commitment to creating a more inclusive, knowledge based society that does not segregate based on lines of race or physical challenge. The provision of sign linguist on its TV news service is pursuant to Pillar 9 of the People’s Charter for Change Peace and Progress which calls for making Fiji a knowledge-based society.
Acting Deputy Secretary and Director of Information at the Ministry Ms Setaita Natai acknowledged the hard work of the Fiji Association for the Deaf and called on all stakeholders to follow suit.
“The media can play a part in assisting Government in achieving Pillar 9 of the Charter. It should be a social obligation and the onus has to be on all of us to make sure that accurate and balanced information is made available through any medium to members of the public”.
The Fiji Today News program airs daily at 7pm on Mai TV which is the only TV station that offers live internet streaming.