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Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 5 months ago

Why do some TV broadcasts show a person translating it to sign language instead of using subtitles?

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Why do some TV broadcasts show a person translating it to sign language instead of using subtitles?

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Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 5 months ago

I assume there must be a reason why sign language is superior but I genuinely don’t know why.

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5 months ago
Who’s talking about speaking?

We’re talking about reading/writing/typing…

I would be insanely surprised if someone used American/British/Australian sign language yet didn’t know a single written language

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