That same year, they launched —a weekly show entirely in Cambodian Sign Language (CSL), without voice-over. It was a bold statement: deaf people deserve news in their own language, not as an afterthought.
Today, COSD TV Cambodia is still small, still underfunded, and still fighting. But they have become a symbol. Their studio now has a ramp, a hearing loop, and screen-reading software. They train young people with disabilities in journalism, camera work, and digital marketing. cosd tv cambodia
The first broadcast was a shaky, low-budget 10-minute news summary. But it featured something unprecedented—a young woman in a wheelchair anchoring the news, a sign language interpreter in the corner, and voice-over descriptions for the visually impaired. It wasn't polished, but it was real. That same year, they launched —a weekly show
As their founder, Srey Leak (a wheelchair user since a childhood polio infection), often says: “We didn’t start this channel to ask for sympathy. We started it to show ability. And now, Cambodia is finally watching.” But they have become a symbol