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What is it about hurricane news conferences, that attracts the hard of hearing, requiring the services of professional signers, most of whom, appear to be auditioning for Saturday Night Live? I can only surmise there is some connection with the tornado/trailer park phenomenon. | ||
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The wind whipping thru the trailer is making it impossible to hear the TV so the only option is to watch the sign language guy? | |||
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It is required by law. Reference ADA. What you are seeing is a type of sign language that also utilizes overexaggerated facial expression to communicate the threat. Your remark could be considered at best politically insensitive. The United States has a very large deaf community some of which are members of this forum. | |||
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| 4-H Shooting Sports Instructor  |
It will be very interesting to see if they try to pull off any fake situations like they got caught doing during the last one _______________________________ 'The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but > because he loves what is behind him.' G. K. Chesterton NRA Endowment Life member NRA Pistol instructor...and Range Safety instructor Women On Target Instructor. | |||
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maybe they need to add sign language in Spanish as well. I heard there were a lot of migrant workers that were not specifically told to evacuate for Florence. didn't pay full attention to the new release, not sure who they are blaming. john | |||
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| Something wild is loose  |
Or.... "And gentlemen in England now abed, shall think themselves accursed they were not here, and hold their manhoods cheap whiles any speaks that fought with us upon Saint Crispin's Day" | |||
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| Raised Hands Surround Us Three Nails To Protect Us  |
He has been banned from one county in Florida by the local Sheriff https://www.google.com/amp/s/w...a-hurricane-michael/ ———————————————— The world's not perfect, but it's not that bad. If we got each other, and that's all we have. I will be your brother, and I'll hold your hand. You should know I'll be there for you! | |||
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I was watching one today and the news station had a banner thing covers 75% of the person doing the sign language part. Lots of good it does when the news stations cover it up with a banner thing. _____________________________________ Because in the end, you won’t remember the time you spent working in the office or mowing your lawn. Climb that goddamn mountain. Jack Kerouac | |||
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Two words....Closed Caption. ----------------------------- Guns are awesome because they shoot solid lead freedom. Every man should have several guns. And several dogs, because a man with a cat is a woman. Kurt Schlichter | |||
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Cannot read. You would be surprised by the number of individuals in this country who are illiterate. Or maybe not. Closed captioning sucks by the way. The major networks have a human being, the others often use something like dragon speak. | |||
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English is my wife's second language, ASL is her first as she is the Child of Deaf Adult (CODA). The deaf community uses a lot of facial expressions to get across what the hearing world is saying. They (the deaf) use a very conceptual language. With that said and after seeing my wife sign with deaf persons and work as an interpreter; if a person is just standing there only moving their hands and with a blank look on their face, they're not that good.  Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it. "If dogs don't go to Heaven, I want to go where they go" Will Rogers The definition of the words we used, carry a meaning of their own... | |||
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Thank you for posting that. I think that there are a lot of people who have very little awareness of the deaf community. Although not hearing impaired myself, I have employed interpreters who are fluent in ASL in my work. | |||
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Did you read the article? It's all in good fun. Hedley Lamarr: Wait, wait, wait. I'm unarmed. Bart: Alright, we'll settle this like men, with our fists. Hedley Lamarr: Sorry, I just remembered . . . I am armed. | |||
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