This is an edit of an interview I did with a deaf woman who was arrested a few years ago in Arizona. The interview was conducted via the Video Interpreting Service. It is worth noting, how expressive and conversant this woman sounds in the interview. Bear in mind, that the voice you’re hearing is the voice of the interpreter, not the woman herself.
This is the miracle of ASL. Due to the interpreter’s fluency in the language, she is able to add inflection and non-verbal content.
Filed under: Interview (Audio) Tagged: | Arizona, Arrest, ASL, Deaf, Handcuffs, Interpreter, Joe Arpaio, Lensegua, Relay, Sign language, Video Interpreter Service

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