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The Sign Language Interpreter for De Blasio’s Press Conference Was Deaf. How Does That Work?
At Mayor Bill de Blasio's press conference on the Ebola situation in NYC on Friday, the American Sign Language (ASL) interpreter attracted a lot of attention. Viewers commented on his animated ...
Deaf Americans sue Trump over lack of sign language interpreters for White House events
A 2020 court ruling mandated the White House provide real-time translations via American Sign Language. President Trump ...
New York Post10y
Sign-language interpreter goes viral after press conference
Sign-language interpreter Jonathan Lamberton stole ... “I am so distracted by the NYC mayor’s sign language guy at this press conference on Ebola. It’s so mesmerizing.” ...
CBS News10y
Sign Language Interpreter Goes Viral During De Blasio Ebola Press Conference
The signer, who was seated to the right of the mayor, was enthusiastically signing throughout the press ... news conference at repair shop. Most here are convinced his sign language interpreter ...
New York Post7y
Sign language interpreter delivered gibberish at serial killer press conference
As Tampa police Chief Brian Dugan announced the arrest of Howell Donaldson Wednesday night, interpreter ... knew about the press conference and why she volunteered to do sign language ...
The Providence Journal5y
Helping hands: The theatrical sign language interpreter at the governor’s press conferences is deaf himself
Gina Raimondo’s sign language interpreter on TV during her daily ... So on Friday, I went to the State House to see the press conference in person, only to be told that new rules barred media ...
The Independent7y
Sign language interpreter 'makes no sense' in live press conference
During the police press conference to announce the conference ... It is not the first time an apparently unqualified sign language interpreter has appeared at a Florida news conference.
7News Miami7y
Sign language interpreter delivered gibberish during police press conference
In a statement, Tampa Police said, “We didn’t request an interpreter for ... How she knew about the press conference and why she volunteered to do sign language interpretation is still a ...
Newser on MSN5d
Deaf Nonprofit Sues White House Over MIA Interpreters
A deaf advocacy nonprofit has filed a complaint against the White House over the latter's sudden removal of sign language ...
The Pantagraph5y
Column: Sign language interpreter at Illinois coronavirus press conferences thrust into spotlight: ‘The information is critical. It’s literally life or death.’
J.B. Pritzker’s office contacted Chicago Hearing Services, or CHS, and requested a sign language interpreter to translate press conferences. CHS sent Albert. Now, when you tune into Pritzker’s ...
Washington Examiner1y
Maine shooting: ASL interpreter who signed at press conferences lost colleague in shooting
I will miss him,” Thibodeau told Maine Public through interpreter ... the new conferences. “Their friends and family are deaf; their families are deaf. They use American Sign Language ...
Inside Edition7y
Sign Language Interpreter Accused of Gibberish Statements at 'Serial Killer' Press Conference
Derlyn Roberts was really signing undecipherable words during a Florida press conference on the arrest of Emanuel Donaldson III, police said. The woman who acted as a sign language interpreter at ...