Originally Posted by Aleser

Yeah, but that loses the essential -life- that interpreting provides- you're receiving a message from SOMEONE through an interpreter, not reading off some display screen in the background. Interpreting is also essential if the person wants to actively participate in events like Bible study, where everyone is involved in the conversations.

All that aside, some people cannot effectively access projected printed text- if English is not their first language (as is the case with most Deaf signers) they may not understand the entire message- of course, this isnt always the case, but it's certainly worth consideration. Also, people with even mild vision problems can have trouble seeing the screen, to say nothing of people like me who are deafblind.