According to Tibor Navracsics, the Government should support any initiative serving accessibility and which pulls people closer to living a full life in all areas. The Deputy Prime Minister spoke on this matter at this Friday, when he took part in the presentation of a sign language interpreting video service developed by Vodafone for the hearing impaired in one of the shops of the company in Budapest.

The Minister of Public Administration and Justice reminded that the renewal of public administration launched four years ago was intended not only to serve institutional transformation, but also to reach a more accessible and “sensitive” administration as well. He added that the initiative of Vodafone leads to this direction too through the fact that the company will allow for easier communication and administration for the hearing impaired.

Tibor Navracsics also spoke of that it is desired to minimize the number of obstacles standing in the way of the meeting of state and citizens and that employees in the public sector should not take clients only as a ‘case’, but a unique and whole life as well. As the Minister pointed out, in all of the recently passed governmental one-stop-shops it is now possible for citizens in need of help to contact administrators under “special conditions”. He also recalled that the Government launched an internship program in which twenty college students living with disabilities could start their professional practices in ministries and the National University of Public Service has launched a mentor training program with the aim to have skilled mentors in one-stop-shops. In the future, the possibility of creating such services will not be happening only in the public sector, but in healthcare as well.

Tibor Navracsics welcomed the programme of Vodafone and said he is confident that thanks to this cooperation, public sphere and market is becoming more and more sensitive and accessible.

(Ministry of Public Administration and Justice)