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White House ordered to provide sign language interpreters for coronavirus briefings in 'historic win'

Mary Wilson

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A U.S. district judge on Wednesday ruled the White House must include a qualified American Sign Language interpreter for any news conference related to coronavirus matters.

By Joseph Guzman | Sept. 25, 2020

Story at a glance
  • The ruling applies to new conferences conducted by the president, vice president or White House press secretary held on White House grounds or any federal agency.
  • The order stems from a lawsuit filed against the White House by the National Association of the Deaf and five deaf plaintiffs who said the lack of an interpreter violated their First Amendment rights.
  • The ruling goes into effect Oct. 1.
https://thehill.com/changing-americ...te-house-ordered-to-provide-sign-language?amp
 
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