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Deaf Americans welcome sight of ASL interpreters at White House news briefings January 26, 2021 More than 4 years ago White House press secretary Jen Psaki holds a news briefing at the White House ...
A federal judge grappled for over an hour on Wednesday with an effort to force the Trump administration to provide American Sign Language interpreters at White House press briefings.
Starting in October, the White House will be required to show ASL interpreters on-screen at all briefings held by Trump and other top officials—including Vice President Mike Pence and White ...
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki just announced that from now on, there will be an ASL interpreter at every press briefing! #AccessibilityForAll — Jacob Baum 🔯🏳️‍🌈 ...
The National Association of the Deaf (NAD) and two individual plaintiffs are suing the Trump administration, claiming the ...
The Biden administration will have an American Sign Language interpreter at every White House briefing, press secretary Jen Psaki said Monday. “As a part of this administration’s accessibility ...
Stecker, who is completely deaf, is the first-ever official White House ASL interpreter. The groundbreaking position comes after advocates sued to get live ASL interpretation during COVID-19 ...
The Joe Biden White House hired a new sign language interpreter for its briefings who is reportedly behind a pro-Donald Trump Facebook page that shared videos claiming fraud in the presidential ...
ASL interpreters had long appeared with many state and local officials around the country during their briefings over the course of the pandemic, but not at the White House.
The White House on Monday announced that its regular press briefings will now include an American Sign Language interpreter. White House press secretary Jen Psaki told reporters that the move was ...