There are 33 million reasons why leagues should adopt this same approach. For each league that has not done this yet, more access leads to more fans.
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Deaf sports fans should have ASL access to their league and team's press conferences just like any other fan. Captions are a great and necessary addition, but relying on that solely and calling it a day is missing out on millions in engagement.
Here's why...
The National Hockey League (@NHL) started providing ASL Interpreting access to their commissioner's address in 2022 and have built their accessibility gameplay over time that resulted in the groundbreaking "NHL in ASL" this past summer.