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Why do some TV broadcasts show a person translating it to sign language instead of using subtitles? (lemm.ee)

submitted 9 months ago by PizzaDeposit@lemm.ee to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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

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[–] Devi@kbin.social 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)

A decent amount of deaf people don’t speak English so wouldn’t be using written English. Schools that teach both are actually called dual language schools

[–] DeadPand@midwest.social 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Deaf people that can’t hear at all, still read and write, please stop speaking for a lifestyle you don’t know anything about.

[–] Devi@kbin.social -1 points 9 months ago

😂 I’m deaf you numpty. There’s entire deaf communities that don’t read or write english. It’s actually a hotly debated topic as some think kids shouldn’t be forced to learn both.