English to American Sign Language

“American Sign Language (ASL) is a language unto itself with its own grammar and syntax. American Sign Language uses word order that differs from English word order, and often an idea is expressed in ASL very differently than simply translating word-for-word what an English speakers would say. One sign in ASL may be used for a number of English words that are synonyms. ” (Source: https://sites.google.com/site/tvdsalibrary/home/the-difference-between-american-sign-language-and-signing-exact-english)

"Real time captioning is more verbatim than sign language interpretation. Sign language is not an exact representation of a spoken language and is a language of its own based on visual concepts. " (Source:  http://audio-accessibility.com/news/2013/02/cart-or-asl-or-ald/)

How do you make it Inclusive to all those who are deaf and hard of hearing?

"However, in order to serve ALL deaf, hard of hearing, 

the hearing impaired or people with hearing loss 

(whichever terms you choose), all of these accessible 

solutions need to be provided, and the Deaf and 

hearing impaired should always be placed down front 

where they can use their eyes to see to hear and the 

audio amplifiers to be picked up by their assistive 

devices. Captions should be on the wall or a screen for

 those who need to read what is being said." 

 (Source:  http://limpingchicken.com/2014/01/16/deaf-discrimination-to-deaf/)

"What does it mean for communication to be “effective”? Simply put, “effective communication” means that whatever is written or spoken must be as clear and understandable to people with disabilities as it is for people who do not have disabilities."

(Source: http://www.ada.gov/pcatoolkit/chap3toolkit.htm)

Examples of Effective communication:   http://www.dartmouth.edu/~accessibility/effcomm/index.html

"Accessible meeting space allows

 everyone to participate." 

(Source: http://www.ada.gov/business/accessiblemtg.htm