Turkey's AILEM sign-language communication center has handled 335,000 calls for Deaf citizens

Turkey's AILEM Barrier-Free Communication Center, which connects Turkish Sign Language users with hospitals, schools, banks and public offices, has 54,788 registered users and has handled 335,288 calls, Family and Social Services Minister Mahinur Ozdemir Goktas said. The center supports 250 to 300 calls a day through iOS and Android apps and the web, and hearing people who need to communicate with a Deaf patient, parent, client or customer can use it too.