A man who apparently doesn't know sign language was the interpreter for a number of speakers at the Mandela events. Evidently he was acting in an official capacity, but nobody knows much about him. Deaf people in the audience say that the signs he was making don't mean anything at all. Here's the story.
http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/...7-fake-sign-language-interpreter-at-nelson-mandela-memorial-provokes-anger?lite
Here's a clip of his signing for several speakers.
http://www.nbcnews.com/video/nbc-news/53800104#53800104
http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/...7-fake-sign-language-interpreter-at-nelson-mandela-memorial-provokes-anger?lite
Here's a clip of his signing for several speakers.
http://www.nbcnews.com/video/nbc-news/53800104#53800104