This is a part of our effort to help our disabled brothers.
Jakarta The Social Affairs Ministry unveiled the “Indonesia Mendengar” (Indonesia Hears) program as part of efforts to expand communication and information access for people with disabilities in Baleendah, Bandung District, West Java, on Saturday.
The program’s unveiling was marked by the handover of hearing aids, whistles, adaptive sticks, wheelchairs, three-wheeled motorcycles, smartphones, tablets, and laptops to people with disabilities from across Indonesia.
“There are many problems that our disabled brothers encounter which gave birth to ideas. This is a part of our effort to help our disabled brothers,” Social Affairs Minister Tri Rismaharini said during the event.
For people with hearing disabilities, the ministry has provided smartphones installed with a voice-to-text application, which will allow them to communicate with the general public, she explained.
“They could follow what I am saying. They could read here (on the smartphone) and understand even though they could not hear,” she said.
Source: Antara News