MALAYSIANSKINI | While it may seem trivial to some, closed captions play an important role in bridging the gap of information between those who are hearing-impaired and the hearing-dominated world.

In its absence lies a network of sign language interpreters. Most of us have seen their work at state-sponsored television, public events and most recently, at political rallies.

This was where Malaysiakini discovered the work of sign language interpreters Lucy Lim and Jonah Ong - who were following Segambut MP Hannah Yeoh on the campaign trail during the 15th general election (GE15).