VeeSee is first channel for the deaf

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An online entertainment channel has been launch for deaf viewers. VeeSee TV communicates to viewers using British Sign Language (BSL), and is the first dedicated channel for BSL users.

The channel has been launched on ViewTV's broadband video platform by BSL interpreter Susie Grant. She told BBC News Online: "My original motivation for creating VeeSee was seeing so many talented and gifted deaf people encounter barriers in showing what they were capable of.

"These barriers exist purely because of communication issues—I also got frustrated waiting for the mainstream channels to cater for deaf audiences at reasonable times in their scheduling."

View TV director Jamie Branson said: "VeeSee is another example of how IPTV can cater for a market that traditional cable and satellite broadcasters have been unable to accommodate effectively."