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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

Description (Dublin Core)

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.

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

Link (Bibliographic Ontology)

https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/25/us/sign-language-press-briefings-trnd/index.html?fbclid=IwAR2BzmnASkKZlQNJ8Sy2mUEK05RjRQLJZmhWz1z0F_iOTVd_BDWpynfovkI
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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

Linked Data (Dublin Core)

HST 580 Professional Experience/Archives course

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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