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Webpages For The Deaf
Posted By GaZ On October 29, 2007 @ 7:09 pm In Entertainment | Comments Disabled
I just noticed an amusing clip over on the Daily WTF [1] featuring our very own West Midlands Fire Service [2].
They’ve very kindly added a flash animation of a woman signing what I assume to be the web page’s text for all the deaf people who can no longer hear with their eyes. Clicking on the animation takes you through to the WMFS Deaf Community Homepage [3] with even more helpful videos!
EDIT: Upon reading the comments on the WTF site I realise that the logic behind providing the signed alternative is probably that sign language is not just a direct translation of English, therefore some deaf people may not be able to the text. But I still found it funny.
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[1] an amusing clip over on the Daily WTF: http://worsethanfailure.com/Articles/Incredibly-Accessible.aspx
[2] West Midlands Fire Service: http://www.wmfs.net/wmfs/home.xtml?bhcp=1
[3] WMFS Deaf Community Homepage: http://www.wmfs.net/deafsite.xtml
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