White House hires full-time ASL interpreters for first time: "I'm here for the Deaf community"
For the first time in history, the White House has a full-time team of American Sign Language interpreters.
Source: cbsnews.com
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White House hires full-time ASL interpreters for first time
At the White House, the president, the first lady and the press secretary are usually the most familiar faces. But for thousands of Americans, a box in the right-hand corner of the White House livestream is where their eyes usually focus.
Source: wtop.com
POV: A New Age for Equal Access and the Deaf Community
In this op-ed, Emily Glenn-Smith and Andrew Bottoms, instructors in Wheelock’s Deaf Studies Program, write that the Biden administration’s recent announcement that all White House press briefings will include an American Sign Language (ASL) interpreter signals a new age for equal access and the Deaf community.
Source: bu.edu