Because people with 20/20 vision just need a sign language dictionary handy and some patience.
The dream for me is something like Google Glass with an app that can subtitle spoken, written, and signed language.
> Because people with 20/20 vision just need a sign language dictionary handy and some patience.
I would think a LOT of patience... the easiest way at that point would just to have the other person fingerspell or write what they're saying; if you're watching something where that's not possible, then the dictionary will just be an exercise in frustration.
Yeah, well that would be one way of handling it, but unfortunately the real world has terrible issues with not impeding my progress on that front. Not that I'm anti-learning, at all, but - personally - I'm fighting a losing battle against learning German, Swiss-German and Swiss-German Sign-language whilst also being a walking-talking-english-lesson :D
Taking the slow way, with dictionary in hand, is as you point out, an exercise in frustration (especially if the talker/signer is 6 years old).
Yes, I share your dream of something google-glass-like that can add subtitles. There are people working on this (mostly in the UAE, if memory serves). Interesting times ahead - hopefully I won't have to wait long, otherwise I'll have to do it myself and that really would take a while ;)