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We recently reported on KODA, the children of non-disabled children who have deaf parents, but there is no official sign language educational institution for KODA.

Sign language education support for deaf families is specified by law, but follow-up actions are slow.



Correspondent Shin Yong-shik reported.



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On the 4th floor of an old building in Gangbuk-gu, Seoul, there is an alternative sign language education school, Sobosa.



Meaning 'people who show sound', it is the only educational institution in Korea where deaf children and children of deaf parents can learn sign language and culture for the deaf.



[Kim Joo-hee / CEO of 'Sobosa': It is a place where there are coda children and deaf children and share the same culture by operating a joint childcare daycare center and an integrated elementary, middle and high school integrated school.] There



is no official sign language educational institution for children It started 16 years ago with the intention of filling in the gaps, and over 1,000 students have passed through it during that time.



It means that the state is playing its role, but there is no government support.



[Kim Joo-hee/CEO of 'Sobosa': Without external sponsorship, labor costs are low, and it is always difficult to operate...

It is impossible to reduce the benefits that should be given to children, so in the end, we have no choice but to reduce the teachers' labor costs...

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With the enactment of the Korean Sign Language Language Act in 2016, 'Korean Sign Language' has become the official language of the country.



Although the law also stipulates the provision of a sign language education support system for deaf families, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, which is the ministry in charge, has established only four sign language training centers for adults across the country.



[Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism official: Although it is painful to point out, there was not enough time and lack of energy to support the family until the policy was implemented.]



[Kim Cheol-hwan / Part-time activist to break down barriers: A level of government that can support sign language education policies are weak.

(The government) has to design customized education and provide on-site education.

I think the government budget should come in.]



(Video coverage: Kim Won-bae, Video editing: Kim Kyung-yeon)