Sunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.ca · 7 days agoAccessibility minister's comments about ASL interpreter a 'knife right in the back' for deaf graduatewww.cbc.caexternal-linkmessage-square3linkfedilinkarrow-up121arrow-down10
arrow-up121arrow-down1external-linkAccessibility minister's comments about ASL interpreter a 'knife right in the back' for deaf graduatewww.cbc.caSunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.ca · 7 days agomessage-square3linkfedilink
minus-squarenyan@lemmy.cafelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·6 days agoTechnically, being Deaf doesn’t mean you can’t speak, although fine-tuning for intelligibility is obviously a lot more work than it is for hearing people.
minus-squareRoquetteQueen@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·6 days agoOh totally. It just seems like a really poor choice of words given the circumstances.
Technically, being Deaf doesn’t mean you can’t speak, although fine-tuning for intelligibility is obviously a lot more work than it is for hearing people.
Oh totally. It just seems like a really poor choice of words given the circumstances.