SRT operator SR has introduced a service that guides emergency announcements within the station with signed video and subtitles so that even deaf passengers can quickly respond to emergency situations.



SR announced that the'cloud-based sign language video emergency information service' began pilot operation at SRT Suseo, Dongtan, and Jije Station from Monday the 7th.



This service is a service that provides safety information for multi-use facilities in sign language animations and subtitles through a common app (water tank) for the hearing impaired.

It provides information on train information such as train departure delays and platform changes, as well as information broadcasts in the station about emergency situations such as fires and earthquakes in signed video and text.



Looking at the video produced by SR, it is difficult to understand what is happening because the hearing impaired passenger Arum Yang cannot hear the broadcast that there is a fire in the train.

But soon, a text recognizing the voice arrives, and Arumyang is evacuated safely along with other passengers.



In addition, the emergency situation is quickly shared with the guardians of Aum-yang, and sign language video announcements appear on the monitors in the station.




Most of the broadcasts were delivered by voice only at multi-use facilities such as transportation, so over 300,000 people with hearing impairments in Korea were virtually in the blind spot during the emergency response process. 



However, as SR, the Korea Deaf Association, and the start-up'EQ4ALL' jointly developed an emergency information service for the hearing impaired, some problems are being evaluated.

In particular, it is known that the guidance service in trains for the hearing impaired, which combines artificial intelligence (AI) and IT technology, is drawing attention as the first example of the system.



SR CEO Tae-myeong Kwon said, "We will continue to create the best railroad platform for the people by introducing various services that can embrace the socially weak."



Netizens who heard the news also added opinions such as, "What people with hearing impairments need are not sign language songs sung by blue people, but these things" and "There is a desperate need for sign language interpreters directly related to life."



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(Photo ='SR' YouTube)