SIGN LANGUAGE APPLICATION LAUNCHED IN KENYA

Sam Oyugi

Nairobi, 20th April 2022

AssistALL , an innovation by Signs Media Kenya Limited becomes the first mobile phone app to provide sign language interpretation services in Kenya. The app, that was initially developed to bridge the communication gap between deaf persons and healthcare providers at the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, is now being utilized in other sectors such as higher education, general healthcare, judicial system, government services and finance.

Luke Muleka Managing Director SIGNS MEDIA KENYA LIMITED Images courtesy

The Application with create employment opportunities for sign language interpreters who have the potential to earn a consistent income as the app brings them closer to their customer base without having to consider the logistics of travel. They are therefore able to serve more deaf people, an important step to promote inclusion of deaf persons by enabling them access essential services.

For corporates and professionals, assistALL will allow them to access this consumer segment that has in the past not been considered during business planning. There are over 260,000 people with hearing impairments in the market, a sizeable portion of the market that needs to be in consideration when planning the needs of any organization. assistALL operates on a per second billing platform, and with as little as Kes.30 one can access a sign language interpreter.

The app can be downloaded through the Google Play store on android devices. The target is to achieve 10,000 downloads by the end of 2022 and so far more than 500 users have downloaded the app.

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