Trying to Kill 2 birds with 1 stone

[Minnesota]

My upcoming trip is scheduled over my fall break from college classes. One of my classes is American Sign Language and My instructor is hinting at our next quiz having something to do with using ASL while on break and how we did it (i.e. I was at a concert where there was ASL intrepretation of the music, afterwords I talked to the intrepreter about interpreting music using only sign and fingerspelling - really short but it gives you an idea) Does any one know if there are interpreters for any shows? Any servers that I might be able to try and chat with? What accomodations does WDW have for the deaf and hard of hearing? I have never looked at hearing things the way I do now and we're not even to midterms yet!

Thanks!
Minnesota

 

[snyderla]

I believe there are interpreters for Fantasmic. Try contacting guest relations at the park.

 

[Minnesota]

I should clarifiy. I am not deaf or hard of hearing so I couldn't get any special treatment (disability passes etc.) I am just wondering if there was something that I could do and just "happen" to see the interpreter from where I was.
Thanks
Minnesota

 

[LisaBi]

I thought certain performances of certain shows were interpretted - you should be able to find out which ones from Guest Services, then just attend those performances.

LisaB

 

[KathylovesPooh]

Might be helpful if you post on DIS board for Disabilities. There may be some readers who are much more intuned to this. Good Luck.

 

[Barb D]

Look for some posts by "Talking Hands". Here's a thread she's posted on which might have some info for you:

http://disboards.com/showthread.php?t=881243

 

[disnut8]

Go to http://pages.prodigy.net/stevesoares/index.htm

It lists all the shows for all the parks and when they are interpreted.

 

[objan]

I don't know if this will help, but we were there last week and were waited on 2 different times by hearing impaired people. One time was in DTD and I was chatting away and not getting much response and my husband noticed that there were hands on his name tag indicating that he spoke sign language. Also he must have been deaf cause he read lips, but didn't hear me talking when his back was turned. Also at the Carribean Beach, the girl who waited on us for lunch one day spoke really well, but also had the hands on her name tag indicating her hearing impairment and that she signed also. So if you can't talk to any interpreters from a show, there are plenty of people who work at WDW who sign and are actually hearing impaired. Just a thought

 

[Camping Griswalds]

I remember Beauty and the Beast show had sign language interpreters at the right side of the stage. That's in MGM. Maybe you could ask that person question, or take video of just that person for your class to try to interpret without the stage show going on in the background.

 

[Minnesota]

Thanks for the help. I'll be finding out the exact assignment the day before I leave which is why I am trying to think ahead.

Thanks again!
Minnesota

 

[flbmcman]

Was there the last of SEP, and at Animal Kingdom, at Pocohonists(sp) Animal Friends, there were 2 CMs signing the show

Lawrence

Does any one know if there are interpreters for any shows?
Thanks!
Minnesota [/QUOTE]

 

[Traveliz]

The people who sign for Beauty and the Beast are absolutely amazing (I have no knowledge of sing language) and I very much enjoyed the one performance I was at while they were signing. I truly watched them most of the time. You can easily do this without any "special treatment." I would highly recommend it.

Liz

 

[johde]

There is a lady that does interpretive sign language for the Candle Light Processional at EPCOT. She does a wonderful job.