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genessia2018-07-15 06:20 pm
shortandsweet) wrote in genessia2018-07-15 06:20 pm
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Eighth Scoop: Interpretations [Video]
[ Neopolitan comes onto the screen, obviously recorded by someone else since her hands are empty, in her usual outfit. She stands in front of a large crowd with signs and angry faces. Some signs read "We deserve to be heard!", "Speak up for the Unspoken", and a few other signs in actual sign language. There is a microphone, but it seems to be set up for her device, since that's where the voice for her gloves comes from.
"We need a voice, and you need us because we basically pay your salary. These fine people are fed up with the lack of action from all cities when it comes to sign language interpretation. We can't rely on typing. It's not a logical medium to hold conversations with face-to-face. So I'm offering my services to interpret for all City Guardians and other high ranking officials during important press conferences and the like. We shouldn't have to wait hours, or even days, for an interpretation of what was just said during a live broadcast.
And let's face it: closed captioning sucks.
We won't stop just with sign language, but expand with Braille, too. We need just as much access to communications as those without disabilities."
There's applause, both audible and visual as Neo steps off her literal soap box. She'll rally in every city if she has to! ]
"We need a voice, and you need us because we basically pay your salary. These fine people are fed up with the lack of action from all cities when it comes to sign language interpretation. We can't rely on typing. It's not a logical medium to hold conversations with face-to-face. So I'm offering my services to interpret for all City Guardians and other high ranking officials during important press conferences and the like. We shouldn't have to wait hours, or even days, for an interpretation of what was just said during a live broadcast.
And let's face it: closed captioning sucks.
We won't stop just with sign language, but expand with Braille, too. We need just as much access to communications as those without disabilities."
There's applause, both audible and visual as Neo steps off her literal soap box. She'll rally in every city if she has to! ]
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I wonder if they have technology in Nova that we could bring to other cities?
Do we have a school for sign language here? Maybe we should invest in that too...
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Of course there's a class you can take to learn, but the problem is who actually wants to spend their precious time going?
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I wonder how I would get started?
And if no one wants to go... There's got to be an incentive we could use. Hmm... I'd probably have to talk to someone who knows about this kind of stuff.
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Well, I can always look for tech companies that want to try something new. When I find them, I can hook you up with them?