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09-16-2017, 09:30 AM
Deaf community outraged after interpreter signed gibberish before Irma (http://nypost.com/2017/09/16/deaf-community-outraged-after-interpreter-signed-gibberish-before-irma/) By Alex Mendoza
September 16, 2017 |
An amateur interpreter for the deaf was tapped at the last minute to provide sign language during a press conference — and things got out of hand.
Before Hurricane Irma ripped through Florida, Manatee County leaders were preparing to address the public with “crucial” information.
That’s when, “in a pinch,” they called Marshall Greene to communicate using sign language, according to WFLA (http://wfla.com/2017/09/13/deaf-community-demands-apology-from-manatee-co-after-interpreter-disaster-at-irma-press-conference/).
Greene, a lifeguard for the county, veered off course when he began signing words like “pizza,” “bear,” and “monster,” among others — words that had nothing to do with the press conference.
“I knew something went horribly wrong,” Charlene McCarthy told WFLA. McCarthy owns VisCom, a company that regularly provides interpreters for the county.
“It was horribly unnerving for me to watch that, knowing I could provide a qualified, certified interpreter,” she fumed.
http://nypost.com/2017/09/16/deaf-community-outraged-after-interpreter-signed-gibberish-before-irma/
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An amateur interpreter for the deaf was tapped at the last minute to provide sign language during a press conference — and things got out of hand.
Before Hurricane Irma ripped through Florida, Manatee County leaders were preparing to address the public with “crucial” information.
That’s when, “in a pinch,” they called Marshall Greene to communicate using sign language, according to WFLA (http://wfla.com/2017/09/13/deaf-community-demands-apology-from-manatee-co-after-interpreter-disaster-at-irma-press-conference/).
Greene, a lifeguard for the county, veered off course when he began signing words like “pizza,” “bear,” and “monster,” among others — words that had nothing to do with the press conference.
“I knew something went horribly wrong,” Charlene McCarthy told WFLA. McCarthy owns VisCom, a company that regularly provides interpreters for the county.
“It was horribly unnerving for me to watch that, knowing I could provide a qualified, certified interpreter,” she fumed.
http://nypost.com/2017/09/16/deaf-community-outraged-after-interpreter-signed-gibberish-before-irma/
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