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An American Sign Language interpreter will now appear at all White House press briefings
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An American Sign Language interpreter will now appear at all White House press briefings
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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 and inclusion efforts, starting today we will have an ASL, an American Sign Language interpreter for our daily press briefings," Psaki said at Monday's briefing.
"The President is committed to building an America that is more inclusive, more just and more accessible for every American, including Americans with disabilities and their families."
The first interpreter was identified only as Heather and appeared virtually at the bottom of the screen while Psaki gave her remarks.
The administration was praised for having the Pledge of Allegiance signed simultaneously with its recitation at the inauguration last Wednesday.
The move set a different tone from the previous administration, which was sued in August by the National Association of the Deaf and five deaf Americans for not providing ASL interpreters at Covid-19 briefings.
A federal judge ordered the Trump administration in September to provide ASL interpreters at the briefings beginning October 1, whether in person or via video.
"As a part of this administration's accessibility and inclusion efforts, starting today we will have an ASL, an American Sign Language interpreter for our daily press briefings," Psaki said at Monday's briefing.
"The President is committed to building an America that is more inclusive, more just and more accessible for every American, including Americans with disabilities and their families."
The first interpreter was identified only as Heather and appeared virtually at the bottom of the screen while Psaki gave her remarks.
The administration was praised for having the Pledge of Allegiance signed simultaneously with its recitation at the inauguration last Wednesday.
The move set a different tone from the previous administration, which was sued in August by the National Association of the Deaf and five deaf Americans for not providing ASL interpreters at Covid-19 briefings.
A federal judge ordered the Trump administration in September to provide ASL interpreters at the briefings beginning October 1, whether in person or via video.
Date (Dublin Core)
January 25, 2021
Creator (Dublin Core)
Lauren M. Johnson
Contributor (Dublin Core)
Dana Bell
Event Identifier (Dublin Core)
HST580
Partner (Dublin Core)
Arizona State University
Type (Dublin Core)
Article
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Publisher (Dublin Core)
CNN
Controlled Vocabulary (Dublin Core)
English
Politics
English
Government Federal
English
News coverage
English
Social Issues
Curator's Tags (Omeka Classic)
disability
President Joseph R. Biden
Press Secretary Jen Psaki
interpreter
American Sign Language
briefing
CNN
deaf
hard of hearing
accessibility
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Biden
Deaf
deaf
HoH
America
ASL
American Sign Language
inclusive
briefings
Covid-19
interpreters
White House
press
Collection (Dublin Core)
Deaf, deaf, and HOH Perspectives
Language & Communication
Disability
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Date Submitted (Dublin Core)
04/04/2021
Date Modified (Dublin Core)
06/04/2021
07/02/2021
04/19/2022
08/02/2022
09/08/2024
Date Created (Dublin Core)
01/25/2021
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