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So they never have a lag for understanding the deaf consumer who doesn't speak or doesn't write English.

I say "write English" because for some it's a matter of literacy. For others, they are foreign born. For instance, New York has a huge Russian Deaf population. These people are amazing. They speak, read and sign in Russian. They learn American Sign Language but they don't know English so you can't write to them. The same thing with the Polish Deaf and Chinese Deaf, the Middle Eastern deaf. I've met deaf from Bangladesh. They can't read English but they can sign in English.

Many deaf Americans that go to deaf schools, many Black Americans do not read and write English fluently and because of the Americans With Disabilities Act, technically, they don't have to because, if they go to court, public assembly, any of these places, a parent teachers meeting, the law says that it is their right to have an interpreter so they don't need to read and write English. But for all of these places that give them hand outs or brochures -

duh -

they can't read English!

So we need sign language media! So, just like you see "Se habla Espanol", "We speak Spanish", we need to have DVD's for the deaf. Spanish is not protected by the Americans with Disabilities Act but it is a market that America recognizes as a viable market. Well, deaf people have jobs too! And their language is protected by the law.

What is the driving force behind her passion for her cause?

Imagine if you had the cure for cancer. You invented it and you see that it works. Would you want to keep it a secret or would you want to go to every oncologist in the country and tell them.

I see the answer!

The answer is communication and providing accommodations into the mainstream. Whether it's the webcam or letting people know how to talk to deaf people - that's the answer to the deaf frustration!