Hurricane: why do we need sign language people on hurricane updates when people have been using closed caption for longer than I've been alive?

[rachel776]

[Anonymous]

Sign Language is it's own language for deaf people. The best way I can explain it, is to equate it to the internet. When I'm typing this out, you can read it, and understand it, but you can't see if I'm happy, sad, angry, whatever, when I write it. There are so many times when someone has typed something out and misinterpreted what the poster was saying or how they meant it to come off. This is the equivalent of Closed Captions. It doesn't give the full story, and it's considered a second language to those who grew up with sign even if it is in English (or whatever language by country). CC tv doesn't convey emotion and feeling which is a very necessary part of communication. We saw this when people were wearing masks. People found it harder to understand or read emotions or understand context of conversations when people had them on. It will always be easier for people to understand their native language, and for deaf people who sign, that is sign language. If you still think..but it's the same thing, try turning the sound off on a tv, and only having the closed captions on. By doing this, you're missing dramatic music, you're missing emotional cues because you're busy reading, somethings might not be accurately transcribed or are censored in a way that is not identical to what is happening, etc.

[DJB72]

Sign language is closer to universal than English subtitles. There are some international differences but a signing person from Scandinavia will generally understand a signing person from the UK.

They may not be able to read English.

[Static_In_The_Attic]

https://www.youtube.com/embed/LvNPKwz4Ghw

This reminds me of a story & here it is & that day I’m sure the hard of hearing community wished there was CC.

[FunkyMonkee]

Why do we need sign language for anything when closed captions are available? Although, I MUST say that I've checked out a number of closed captions over the years and a lot of them are not very accurate at all!!

[NamerOfStars]

Two reasons: first, because subtitles can't keep up with spoken words, and second, because not all hearing impaired people can read.

[Sixgunsound]

Because some government functionaries somewhere decided that they needed to have more money under management or more positions under management to justify a pay raise and to satisfy their ego.

[Th3ft]

😂😂😂 good question. Maybe there is a push in the advertising field for sign language interpreters.

[GoodGuyBreakingBad]

This is something that even happened on the TV in the State of PA where I'm from I've noticed that one.

[exitseven]

A lot of people cannot read English especially since Biden opened the border to everyone.

[loveslongnails]

LMAO but they can read American Sign Language?

[Kabluie]

Sign language is better, human versus a computer teleprompter trying to read language.

[genericname85]

i guess so you can reach dyslexic deaf people? XD

[Havthrills]

🤣 very good question. Do they still use closed caption?

[Anonymous]

Been using sign language on tv longer than you have been alive too.

[nawtee_me]

With sign you can also lip read where if you don't read you are lost with closed caption.

[Rudon00]

The difference between the two is how accurate information is to be transmitted.

[RandomGuy1032]

White liberals virtue signaling that they care.

[Jennz6]

Great question 🙋‍♀️

[hafinjun]

Your tax dollar creating a job market

[OnTheLevel]

For illiterate deaf people.

[Charliefretz329]

Not all deaf people can read. And CC sucks anyway

[msc545]

Not everyone can read.

[CubaPirate]

I hear 👂 you 🤣🤣🤣

[Debbie14217]

its the law