Subtitles are not the same as sign language

OCSD has been invited to interview by Dilshad Burman at City News Everywhere. President Leah Riddell emphasize that subtitles and sign language are two distinct languages. It's imperative that we provide both options for accessibility.

This is in regard to Elon Musk comment under a post "What's the point of sign language in a video if you have subtitles? Am I missing something?"

Go to Toronto.CityNews website and look for today’s post “subtitles not the same as sign language” since media content is banned from social media.

https://toronto.citynews.ca/2024/02/23/subtitles-not-the-same-as-sign-language/