Bus Driver Teaches Himself Sign Language To Communicate With Deaf Drivers
This is the coolest story I've seen in a long time. Queens, New York bus driver Edwin Cora is known for talking with his hands- literally. Cora is learning American Sign Language so he can communicate with his riders who are deaf.
Through a couple frustrating encounters with hearing impaired riders who needed directions, Cora got the idea to teach himself sign language. Now he has a bigger goal.
Here's his story from the Daily News.
About SRTC
SRTC is the federally designated Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) for Spokane County. Urbanized areas with populations exceeding 50,000 people are required to have an MPO. SRTC was formed to address the county's transportation planning needs. It provides coordination in planning between the public, cities, small towns, the county, the state, transit providers, and tribes.
SRTC offers services including transportation monitoring, transportation modeling, census information analysis, travel demand forecasting, historical traffic count analysis, geographic information systems, and trip generation rates.
This is the coolest story I've seen in a long time. Queens, New York bus driver Edwin Cora is known for talking with his hands- literally. Cora is learning American Sign Language so he can communicate with his riders who are deaf.
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