Mary Wilson
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By Katelyn Polantz, CNN
Updated 6:17 PM ET, Mon August 3, 2020
(CNN)The National Association of the Deaf and five deaf Americans are suing the White House in an attempt to force President Donald Trump and other top officials to have American Sign Language interpreters at Covid-19 briefings.
They've asked a federal judge to order the White House to add live televised ASL interpretation at all public coronavirus briefings.
"The White House's failure to provide ASL interpreters during Covid-19 related briefings, including press briefings, is against the law," the new lawsuit in DC District Court said on Monday.
The lawsuit claims the lack of live sign language interpretation violates the First Amendment of the US Constitution.
... The federal government's National Council on Disability and some members of Congress had already written to the White House requesting it add ASL interpreters.
... The people who brought the lawsuit range in age from 27 to 92 and say they want "information on how to stay safe during the coronavirus pandemic, as well as how to take care of family, friends, and loved ones" and following developments about a potential vaccine and the pandemic's economic impact.
https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/03/politics/sign-language-interpreters-coronavirus-briefings/index.html
Updated 6:17 PM ET, Mon August 3, 2020
(CNN)The National Association of the Deaf and five deaf Americans are suing the White House in an attempt to force President Donald Trump and other top officials to have American Sign Language interpreters at Covid-19 briefings.
They've asked a federal judge to order the White House to add live televised ASL interpretation at all public coronavirus briefings.
"The White House's failure to provide ASL interpreters during Covid-19 related briefings, including press briefings, is against the law," the new lawsuit in DC District Court said on Monday.
The lawsuit claims the lack of live sign language interpretation violates the First Amendment of the US Constitution.
... The federal government's National Council on Disability and some members of Congress had already written to the White House requesting it add ASL interpreters.
... The people who brought the lawsuit range in age from 27 to 92 and say they want "information on how to stay safe during the coronavirus pandemic, as well as how to take care of family, friends, and loved ones" and following developments about a potential vaccine and the pandemic's economic impact.
https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/03/politics/sign-language-interpreters-coronavirus-briefings/index.html
