VRS: Our Economic Power? By Ryan Commerson

I watched it this morning, very powerful video made by Ryan. He is our DEAF MICHAEL MOORE! Screw Nancy Bloch, and hearing owned VRS. I'm going to use deaf owned VRS services more often after seeing this video.
 
authentic said:
I watched it this morning, very powerful video made by Ryan. He is our DEAF MICHAEL MOORE! Screw Nancy Bloch, and hearing owned VRS. I'm going to use deaf owned VRS services more often after seeing this video.
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Yup. Thats why I preach Deaf owned vrs to new comers :)
 
Yep, but I know one deaf owned VRS company in San Francisco, it is called aslwave, check it out.

ASLwave - Home

Ryan must have missed that, but I have no idea if aslwave CEO have a certification.
 
The video is very long (I would need a day off from work and a bowl of popcorn) but I did skip along a few places to get a few things.

I am curious and anyone can fill in (much to my appreciation!):

1. How can we invest in these programs and technologies if they are funded mainly by our government (and our tax money)? Is Ryan talking about separating the government from these programs so we could invest and run them?

2. If we want a deaf person to own and run such a program, it takes an entrepreneur with skills and understanding how a whole program works. Plus, it would have to start with a large geographical area. Most businesses start out small, but with deaf consumers, these programs would have to start out big. There's a lot of risk with starting out big. And as far as I know, at least most of these programs are really a sub-division of a larger company. The larger company helps to "feed" the programs, and that's a big advantage a private entrepreneur may not have.

3. Investment vs federal funds vs consumer support. If we were to turn these programs into investment vehicles, wouldn't that drive up prices? Stockholders want profits, so they will put pressure on the programs to increase their prices. And if we invest in these programs, who will pay to use the services? The next option is to have monthly or annual fees or service fees for using videophones (just like hearing people using their landlines or cellphones or deaf people using their sidekicks or smartphones). I am just not really seeing the investment angle for a service that is deemed a necessary service.
 
qwerty123 said:
biased and misinformation Al Sonny is misinformed

FCC did reform
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Do us a favor: spare us your BS. You always are biased against Purple and other VRS companies except Sorenson. Your threads are the proofs that we need to prove that you are buttering up the Sorenson.

Again, spare us your BS.
 
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