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> _Why use sign language on platforms where text is accessible?_ I'm not an expert, but I suppose that text is a foreign language to those born deaf. They mig
by hibbelig 6y ago
> _Why use sign language on platforms where text is accessible?_
I'm not an expert, but I suppose that text is a foreign language to those born deaf. They might prefer to communicate in their native language.
(But if someone has lost their hearing after learning to read and write, then it would be different.)
- kevin_thibedeau 6y agoSign languages can convey information more compactly than a textual description. Objects can be given spatial relations that requires (relatively) elaborate descriptions with text.