Rights groups for the disabled have urged the Judiciary to allow the blind and the deaf to serve on juries. Under the Jury Ordinance, jurors should be persons of sound mind and not be afflicted by disabilities, such as deafness and blindness, that prevent them from performing their civic duty. This rule is exempt from anti-discrimination legislation. However, it is not in line with international practice. In the United States, persons can only be exempt from carrying out jury duty if they can prove their disability hinders them from doing so. And in Britain, a person with a disability is assumed to be capable unless the judge deems him or her unfit. John Tse Wing-ling, spokesman for the Movement Against Discrimination, said: 'I can't see why a blind or a deaf person can't serve as a juror. Our courts should do the utmost to accommodate them rather than discourage them from carrying out their civic duty.' Society for the Deaf's director Winnie Wong Ho Kit-yuk said: 'We always believe that with proper assistance, a hearing-impaired person can perform just like anyone.' She said the setting of the courtroom should be arranged in such a way that a deaf person could see the lips of the people speaking in court. Hearing aid facilities should also be introduced, she said. Legislator Audrey Eu Yuet-mee, who represents the legal sector, said: 'With advanced technology, there are many methods to help [disabled people] be jurors.' The Judiciary insisted that people with disabilities were not suitable candidates because their impairment would prevent them from following the proceedings properly and fully.