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

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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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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[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

Well, it's not like being handicaped is practical.
People with disability have to deal with impractical situation all the time bc what is practical for able people is just not faisable or extremely unpractical for them, and society is far from being inclusive.