TACOMA, Washington -- She called for police assistance after a guest reportedly attacked her in her own apartment.
Deaf since birth, White used a special video-equipped phone, connected to a TV and a Web camera, to call 911.
A certified American Sign Language interpreter on the other end verbally relayed White’s pleas for help to a Tacoma police dispatcher.
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Instead of an apology, she ended up bloody and in jail for nearly three days without an interpreter before a prosecutor declined to press charges...
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Watch Video in ASL: Deaf Woman Helpless Without Interpreter:
https://kirotv.com/videos/news/deaf-woman-helpless-without-interpreter.
Watch Raw Video: 911 Call Through Sign Language Interpreter:
https://kirotv.com/videos/news/raw-911-call-through-sign-language-interpreter.
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