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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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[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

And they'd have no idea what ASL was....

So what's your point?

Not even every English speaking country uses ASL, and it's different in different regions even in America.

[–] Devi@kbin.social 1 points 9 months ago (2 children)

You’ve got confused. A lot of deaf people speak ASL, BSL, AUSLAN etc exclusively. They don’t speak English. Speaking both is bilingual.

[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

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. Especially not the one used in their geographical location

[–] Devi@kbin.social 0 points 9 months ago

https://www.helloglobo.com/blog/illiteracy-in-the-deaf-community-how-language-services-can-help#:~:text=Low%20literacy%20among%20Deaf%20and,do%20not%20speak%20their%20language.

This explains why a fair amount of deaf people don’t use written language.

[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 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