Posted on 09/10/2017 1:45:20 PM PDT by COBOL2Java
I’m sorry, but I find the sign language interpreters annoying and distracting. How many deaf people are there really? And can’t closed captioning fill in the gap for them?
BTW, I am a senior who is now hard of hearing, and I sometimes rely on closed captions.
How can one ignore them, as they are right next to the speaker and upstaging him?
LOL! I do Section 508 Compliance testing for websites. You’d be amazed at some of the “oops” closed captioning mistakes I uncover for the clients. Quite a few have downright filthy words in them - obviously deliberate on the captioner’s part.
Jazz hands starting at 4:48:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Krz-dyD-UQ
Warning to respectable adults: It happens in the midst of a fart scene.
Thank you.
You’re right. Unfortunately, people are ignorant when it comes to the Deaf and American Sign Language in situations like this.
I'm glad you only have to rely on closed captioning "sometimes" and not all the time like my wife. She often times finds their inaccuracy very annoying.
Sounds like either your church caters to milk drinkers rather than meat eaters, or the pastor really needs to be doing a better job.
In any event, a teaching opportunity for you.
So, do you think the governor should have screamed his speech? I mean, it provides emphasis, which is what you defend with the crazy ESL signer.
Look at the teeth. You can tell he wasn’t in England.
Believe it or not, it once was the pastor himself who approached me about putting the deaf people in the “crying room” so they wouldn’t distract from the hearing listening to his sermons. Thankfully he’s no longer anywhere around where I interpret (and sadly, the deaf worshippers at that church fell away) :-(
Heh! Love it.
Remember Mandela’s funeral?
It’s just that this guy’s got more of an actor’s face than most. He’s very talented.
That is awesome. The only thing I learned was the alphabet when I was younger.
In that case, I’d suggest giving the pastor a Bible and suggesting that he read it.
I hope the deaf folks found a church where they were welcome.
And the fingerspelling is soooo fast! Amazing coordination.
Considering the situation, it wouldn’t be surprising to find out a lot of hearing-impaired folks were watching in a crowd.
As such, even hearing aids wouldn’t be of much use; the noise tends to blend together. And as someone said, close-captioning, especially at live events, can sometimes be wildly inaccurate.
The sign interpreters are providing a valuable service, IMO.
I have noticed that many words are just downright wrong and misspelled. My stepfather is HI and we keep the captions on for him.
My kids went to this high school right after the program for the deaf was founded. (They are not hearing impaired but I was interested in sharing this info.
https://www.newton.k12.ma.us/Page/1152
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