I’m still curious as to why sign language interpreters are preferred over just putting the text along the bottom.
In this case there is close captioned text on the bottom.
Great point, considering sign language is not universal interpretation.
Probably for all the times that CC is wrong.
I mean, we got “76 tropical storm bones” for “76 Trombones” on the July 4 broadcast the other year.
Because closed captioning isn’t that accurate or easy to read and many Deaf and Hard of Hearing are not as fluent in English as hearing people.
Sign language is much easier to follow than trying to read text, and can add inflection as opposed to just reading words on a screen.
Why is accommodating the Deaf such an issue for so many hearing people?
For the record I am hearing but do know sign language and have Deaf friends and relatives.
People in attendance at the speech can’t view text that may be shown on video/TV.