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Post by jelloshots4all on Apr 14, 2020 15:44:23 GMT -5
How come every time I see a Gov give a speech there is always a sign language translator? Yet trump's political rallies called "Covid updates" I don't recall seeing one? Maybe I missed it and if I have I apologize.
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Post by billisonboard on Apr 14, 2020 15:48:20 GMT -5
Discrimination? Hell yes. Why should the deaf get out of "hearing" Trump?  |
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Post by Tennesseer on Apr 14, 2020 15:53:08 GMT -5
How come every time I see a Gov give a speech there is always a sign language translator? Yet trump's political rallies called "Covid updates" I don't recall seeing one? Maybe I missed it and if I have I apologize. Good point. There might also be closed caption scrawl line settings on the TV of those hard of hearing. |
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Post by Cheesy FL-Vol on Apr 14, 2020 16:01:00 GMT -5
How come every time I see a Gov give a speech there is always a sign language translator? Yet trump's political rallies called "Covid updates" I don't recall seeing one? Maybe I missed it and if I have I apologize. Good point. There might also be closed caption scrawl line settings on the TV of those hard of hearing. While I am deaf, I did not grow up in Deaf culture, nor did I know anyone else who was deaf or HOH until I was an adult. I do know that ASL is a language unto itself with its own grammar and syntax. If I am not mistaken, captions are not necessarily fully effective for the Deaf community. I do belong to several deaf and HOH support groups and it is very evident the people who are in the Deaf community. Their command of English language is similar to a foreigner trying to express themselves in English. The federal Covid updates should have interpreters. Period. |
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Post by jelloshots4all on Apr 14, 2020 16:03:12 GMT -5
The reason I notice it is because my daughter is taking a sign language class in college. I told her she could get a job doing that!  |
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Post by Tennesseer on Apr 14, 2020 16:03:50 GMT -5
jelloshots4all - I am checking with a hearing impaired friend of mine who also teaches ASL. I believe he watches the daily updates.
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Post by Value Buy on Apr 15, 2020 6:24:06 GMT -5
I really never thought about this.
There should be.
I cannot remember if President Obama always had a sign language person at all his pressers. He might of, just not sure.
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Post by Cheesy FL-Vol on Apr 15, 2020 6:50:57 GMT -5
I really never thought about this. There should be. I cannot remember if President Obama always had a sign language person at all his pressers. He might of, just not sure. There is a major difference between a standard presser and critical information that the administration needs to convey to the public. A standard presser may not need an interpreter, but in a situation like this where it is important for ALL Americans to obtain disaster information it is imperative that information is relayed so ALL Americans can understand. I have no doubt that this information is being relayed real-time in Spanish. ASL is no different. |
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