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The White House is sued over lack of sign language interpreters at press briefings
The National Association of the Deaf says the White House's failure to provide ASL interpreters during press briefings leaves ...
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Every voice matters. ASL interpreters amplify the power of deaf protesters | Opinion
As journalist Kate Murphy writes in her book "You’re Not Listening ... but a group of interpreters in Austin is working to change that. Sign Language Access for Social Justice (ASL4SJ ...
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Meet the Helpers | ASL Interpreter: Crisis
American Sign Language (ASL) Interpreters help during an emergency. American Sign Language, or ASL, Interpreters are trained professionals who translate spoken messages into visual messages using ...
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Viral ASL interpreter calls for more deaf access and inclusion
American Sign Language interpreter Rorri Burton went viral last weekend for her work interpreting L.A. Mayor Bass’ interview with KTLA ahead of Tropical Storm Hilary. Now the Pro Bono ASL ...
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How does a deaf sign-language interpreter communicate hurricane briefings? It's a team effort
The interpreter often wasn’t deaf. He or she might have been the relative of a deaf person — someone who could hear, but learned sign language because of their family member, and ended up in ...
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'The Interpreter' explores the reality of children acting as 'language brokers' for their parents
Bridging language ... in the U.S. act as interpreters and translators for their parents. Olivia Abtahi tackles this often-overlooked topic of kid translators in her picture book debut, "The ...