White House sued for abruptly halting services for deaf when Trump took office

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Source: Raw Story

May 29, 2025 9:45AM ET


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 "Deaf 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."

Read more: https://www.rawstory.com/white-house-sign-language-interpreter-suit/

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Link to STATEMENT - National Association of the Deaf Sues White House for Access to Press Briefings

Link to SUIT (PDF) - https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.281047/gov.uscourts.dcd.281047.1.0.pdf

[Wingus Dingus]

1. "I like people who aren't disabled"-- Donald "TACO" Trump

(probably)

[jls4561]

5. We know, Donnie. We know because you are one of the least able persons (and I use that term loosely)

to ever walk the earth. And we know your self hatred manifests in your unrelenting avarice and your cruelty towards others to try to fill the hole in your soul (I also use that term loosely).

[tulipsandroses]

2. There was a post by one of the MAGA bigots, don't remember if it was Nick Fuentes or Ben Shapiro, complaining about ASL

interpreters some time ago.
From MAGA's mouth to the WH. No one is safe from these folks.
SMDH.

And you just have to shake your head at guys with names like Fuentes, Shapiro, Tarrio leading a white supremacist movement.

[Demovictory9]

4. ASL is too DEI for them

[IronLionZion]

7. Behold the master race

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/-efnG3soGRY

[tulipsandroses]

9. Oh it was this asshole. I wonder what he is saying now about chump cutting funds for science and cancer research

My hope is one day they will all be go back under the rock they all came out from.

[ultralite001]

3. More power to them...

TIA

[Doodley]

6. None so deaf as those who will not listen. Trump hears only himself.

[thesquanderer]

8. Maybe it's because nobody can turn his gibberish into ASL. (n/t)

[electric_blue68]

10. Ha!