.png)
Kimberley Marriott Blake, Antoinette Aiken and Brian Schmidt
The Jamaica Debates Commission has promised to correct problems related to the quality fo sign languate interpretation challenges highlighted in the first of two local government political debates which was staged on Thursday.
The Jamaican Deaf Community took issue with the sign language interpreter assigned to the debate saying the interpreter was not equipped to function at that level.
Executive Director of the Jamaica Association for the Deaf Kimberley Marriott Blake, speaking Friday on Radio Jamaica's Beyond the Headlines, said, based on the setting, the quality of the signing was lacking.
Additionally, interpreter Antoinette Aiken observed that some crucial information was not signed by the interpreter.
Vice Chair of Jamaica Debates Commission Brian Schmidt, responding on Beyond the Headlines, confirmed that the organization is already taking steps to address the quality of the sign language interpretation that will be offered during the second and final night of the local government debates.
The second debate is set for Saturday evening, starting at nine o'clock.
comments powered by Disqus
All feeds
