The White House has hired its first full-time ASL interpreters
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The White House has hired its first full-time ASL interpreters

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The White House has hired its first full-time ASL interpreters As a result, any time an administration new conference is held, TV viewers can see someone on the right-hand side interpreting in American Sign Language for the deaf community. A MARTÍNEZ, HOST: The White House has hired its first-ever full-time ASL interpreters. As a result, any time an administration press conference is held, TV viewers can see Elsie Stecker on the right-hand side, interpreting in American Sign Language for the deaf community. MARTIN: In 2020, when the White House was holding regular coronavirus press briefings, deaf advocates sued the Trump administration for not including an American Sign Language interpreter.

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In A First, Sign Language Interpreter Appears In Supreme Court For Deaf Lawyer; Sparks Conversations On Accessibility
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In A First, Sign Language Interpreter Appears In Supreme Court For Deaf Lawyer; Sparks Conversations On Accessibility

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On a seemingly ordinary morning on September 22, the Supreme Court of India had a surprise in store for all those tuned into its virtual proceedings. The presence of the Indian Sign Language interpreter, Saurav Roychowdhury, was arranged by Advocate on Record Sanchita Ain, who had a sole mission in mind - to ensure that her deaf junior, Advocate Sarah …

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