Fanwood's Staff
ASL Interpreter,
Lorraine Gold-Appel,
Competes on
Wheel of Fortune
Because Lori is Deaf and I am hearing meant
we had to find out how Lori would access and
share
information
while
we
were
auditioning”
During the audition,
we had an interpreter for all the information I
needed to know and share. They (the coaches) let
us know that during the audition we would not
have access to the interpreter. We would be
working together on our own.”
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“We were so happy for the opportunity to be on the show
and to have that experience. The people who were with
us all day were wonderful. Pat and Vanna seemed taken
aback when we insisted that we don’t usually shake
hands because we were raised in the Deaf Community,
instead we gave them both a hug”,