There is controversy over the sign language interpretation at President Mandela's memorial service on Tuesday. The deaf community complained that the interpreter was making hand motions that made no sense what so ever.
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Cara Loening is the executive of Sign Language Education and Development in Cape Town and she has told Focus on Africa that the interpreter made "no sense" and was just "waving his arms in the air".
David Buxton, the CEO of the British Deaf Association criticized the whole event, telling The Telegraph that the what happened on stage behind speakers was just 'childish hand gestures and clapping, it was as if [the interpreter] had never learn a word of sign language in his life. It was hours of complete nonsense. He is clearly a fraud who wanted to stand on stage with big and important people. It's quite audacious if you think about it.'
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