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A deaf man who spent 24 hours in hospital without the support of an interpreter said staff were shouting out his name despite being told he could not hear.

“I love that you were able to discern that, that it gives off a different vibe, because that was exactly our aim. So thank you,” Yamazaki, through interpreter Yoshiko Okura, told Salon.

"World Leaders, unless they used the interpreters' earpieces, couldn't hear a thing," he added.

It covers a range of things like paying for taxis, assistive technology and British Sign Language interpreters.

All the defendants were aided by an interpreter in court.