I think we, as non-deaf persons, are looking at things from the perspective of those who can hear, not from the perspective of someone who has to struggle with deafness on a day-to-day basis. And under the ADA, the need and requirement for public accomodation is much more stringent than it used to be when we were growing up. I don't have the answers, and I don't know what is required under law, but I agree that it would be a perfect volunteer opportunity at the very least. Besides deaf people, we do have many people who are hearing impaired due to old age. It seems logical that there should be some accommodation for them. At what venues, and to what extent, I don't know, but I think it should be part of the conversation. We are past the time when you can just say "no" and kind of brush it under the rug. If a few people were trained for signing, for example, then placed on call as volunteers for the recreation department, would that not be the beginning of a solution?
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