Closed captioning only works so well with someone whose first language is not English.
ASL is NOT signed English and it’s not simply a matter of signing the exact words that the speaker is speaking. There is translation going on there to make it more understandable for someone whose native language is ASL.
I suppose one could argue that Deaf people living in the US ought to be fluent in English as well, and that would be nice if that were the case, but it’s not.
I can’t believe that you don’t have more important things to worry about than ASL interpretation for the Deaf and hard of hearing.
I wish I had such an easy life that the biggest issue I had to deal with was being annoyed at seeing something I didn’t want to see.
Your ignorance of what the Deaf have to deal with on a daily basis can be excused, but your pettiness in posting a vanity like this exposes the smallness of your mind and spirit.
You see to me the signers at all these government functions are symbolic of government running amok. And talking about government running amok is sort of what we do here at FreeRepublic. The people you seem so worried about, if they exist at all at these charades, could easily be accommodated by handing out a copy or copies of the prepared text the guy is reading from.
All sorts of people have all sorts of problems and we all learn to deal with them in one way or another. If you want to contribute to your favorite charity, I certainly won't stop you. But when you force me to contribute, I draw the line. Kapeesh?
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