Every person has the right to equal communication and just because a person is Deaf, does not mean they should be deprived of that opportunity. Nowadays, there are various resources that can be utilized to provide equal access. Interpreters allow Deaf people to access to the hearing world, working as a bridge between both English and ASL. Closed captioning when presenting a video or watching a movie, is a tremendous help as well. TTY’s and Video Phones allow Deaf people to make phone calls. All of these resources and yet, the hearing world still does not work to accommodate the Deaf
Every person has the right to equal communication and just because a person is Deaf, does not mean they should be deprived of that opportunity. Nowadays, there are various resources that can be utilized to provide equal access. Interpreters allow Deaf people to access to the hearing world, working as a bridge between both English and ASL. Closed captioning when presenting a video or watching a movie, is a tremendous help as well. TTY’s and Video Phones allow Deaf people to make phone calls. All of these resources and yet, the hearing world still does not work to accommodate the Deaf