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.”
In the bustling heart of Phnom Penh, where the hum of motorbikes blends with the chatter of street vendors, a small digital media studio began a quiet revolution in 2018. This was the birthplace of COSD TV Cambodia , an online television channel run by the Cambodian Organization for Students with Disabilities (COSD) . 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. As their founder, Srey Leak (a wheelchair user
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. This was the birthplace of COSD TV Cambodia
Their next dream: a 24/7 streaming channel and a mobile app with customizable accessibility features.