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Why do some TV broadcasts show a person translating it to sign language instead of using subtitles? (lemm.ee)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
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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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[โ€“] -2 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

So it's just because they haven't bothered updating some guideline booklet about new technologies?

Nobody has gone like: BTW this new thing called subtitles, could actually replace sign language requirements especially now that we have color TVs

That said, I can imagine sign language to be better at real time interpretation, than someone typing in the speach unless they use some really good transcription software

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  • [โ€“] 2 points 2 years ago

    I'll just reply on this one too, we have fairly detailed recomendations and guidelines on access services in the UK. If you're curious, it's summarised really well in this document (10 pages).

    Live subtitles always used to be done using a stenograph, or similar, though having a look now speech-to-text seems more common. As I happened upon it too, here is a cool white paper by BBC R&D on inserting a longer delay in live events to allow the subtitles to follow more closely.

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