As Korea’s presidential office returned to its historic home at Cheong Wa Dae in central Seoul in December, the presidential press briefing room has undergone one meaningful change. Park Ji-yeon, the presidential office’s official sign language interpreter, now stands directly beside the speaker as statements are delivered. Previously, her sign language interpretation was conducted from a separate location and shown in a small overlay on the broadcast footage. Park joined the presidential office as an in-house sign language interpreter in August. Park, who has 27 years of experience as a sign language interpreter, worked for 18 years at the National Assembly and National Assembly Television before being appointed exclusive sign language interpreter under the Lee Jae Myung administration. It was then that the presidential office began offering sign language interpretation at official briefings, marking the first time in Korea’s history that a presidential administration has done so regularly. While the move was intended as a symbolic and practical step toward greater inclusivity and