The Covid Zoom Boom Is Reshaping Sign Language
Perhaps someone on HN knows the answer to a question I've had for years now.  Why use sign language on platforms where text is accessible?<p>I've wondered this since I first saw a TV broadcast with a signer off to the side.  Isn't that what closed captions are for?  Surely it's faster to read text captions than the gestures of some low-res recording of a human stuck in a tiny box in the corner of the screen.<p>Video chat platforms like Zoom almost always have a text chat feature.  Although at least for those I can see how it might be faster and more personable for many to sign than type.