As
more interpreters of color begin to work as Video
Relay Interpreters, Black Deaf Community have an
increased opportunity to communicate in their true
native language – not only Sign Language, but
ASL as used in the Black community. This is much
better than typing English sentences.
All persons of color need to bridge “the digital
divide” -- Hearing and Deaf.
“Digital Divide” is a phrase that means
there is a gap between the groups that use the internet
and those who do not.
The internet provides access
to worlds of information that cannot be found
anyplace else. It makes selling, learning, shopping,
visiting, ….. much easier. People that use
the ‘net have more information, better information,
and faster information. Black people and Deaf
people cannot afford to fall behind in this area,
and VRS is one way to bring Deaf people to the
‘net.
The internet is visual. Deaf people are uniquely
equipped to understand and navigate it.
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