White House sued for abruptly halting services for deaf when Trump took office
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The National Association of the Deaf (NAD) sued the White House for allegedly violating federal law and the U.S. Constitution by declining to provide American Sign Language (ASL) interpreters at prominent events like briefings and press conferences.
According to the 25-page suit , the White House abruptly stopped providing services for deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals when President Donald Trump took office in January.
"In January 2025, the White House inexplicably stopped using ASL interpreters for any of its public press briefings or similar events," the suit said. "The White House's failure to provide qualified ASL interpreters during public briefings, press conferences, and related events is against the law. Federal law unequivocally prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities and requires them to have meaningful access to the federal government's programs and services. Failing to provide ASL interpreters deprives deaf people of meaningful access to the White House's press briefings."
In a statement , interim NAD CEO Dr. Bobbie Beth Scoggins insisted that "[d]eaf and hard of hearing Americans have the right to the same access to White House information as everyone else. Denying them ASL interpreters is a direct violation of that right, and the NAD will continue to fight for their full inclusion in the democratic process."
"Such information must be provided not only through captioning but also in American Sign Language," she added.
NAD successfully sued the White House in 2020, resulting in the inclusion of Certified Deaf Interpreters (CDIs) in COVID-19 briefings.
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I know what happened , the interpreters for the deaf wanted to tell the truth and Leavitt was offended.
I was thinking the same thing.
I wonder if he or Levitt will even address this
what was the name of that dicktater that persecuted handicapped, mentally challenged, and gay people last century?
Trump doesnt want to see "weakness" portrayed in any sort of connection to him. He doesnt want the wounded vets in his parades, and he doesnt want the deaf to be represented at his events. Deafness is weak dont you know.
hmmm rhymes with hister
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Mister Mister (the band)
Someone's sister?
A cold air mister?
Unless there are deaf or hard of hearing people in the press briefing room, captioning and lip reading should satisfy the legal requirements for everyone else. Looks like this is yet another meatless sandwich of an issue.
You have got that right.
... so will be the mysterious disappearances of elderly maga in a few years.
I "love" the compassion for the disabled in this room....
The degree to which some will dismiss the actions undertaken by this administration is dumbfounding. Blocking access to ASL interpreters is no surprise given his apologists are deaf, dumb, and blind to the illegality, immorality, and intolerance that inform every single decision.
Deaf people are not "disabled". They do quite well in life thanks to ASL
The question is, do they need ASL in a televised press briefing?
In this case, I believe there is a lot of virtue signaling going on. Because Trump doncha know