Disability advocates push back as White House limits ASL access

[marmar]

( Salon). The Trump White House is facing legal challenges after discontinuing real-time American Sign Language interpretation at many official events, prompting renewed concerns from disability advocates about accessibility and equal access to government information.

Advocates argue that removing ASL interpreters denies deaf and hard-of-hearing Americans the ability to fully participate in civic life. Federal disability law requires reasonable accommodations to ensure public access, particularly during live announcements related to public safety, health, and governance.

The dispute follows a broader cultural moment in which accessibility itself has become politicized. Earlier this week, Senator Marco Rubio refuted the use of the “Calibri” font in federal documents, deciding it was “woke” despite the font’s purpose: making text easier to read for people with visual impairments.

Disability advocates say these attacks reflect a misunderstanding — or outright dismissal — of why accommodations exist. Ramps, captions, readable fonts, and interpreters are not preferences, they argue, but requirements under the Americans with Disabilities Act in a world that was not designed with disabled people in mind. ...........(more)

https://www.salon.com/2025/12/13/disability-advocates-push-back-as-white-house-limits-asl-access/

[Solly Mack]

1. It's an outright dismissal. Not a misunderstanding at all. If you're not the desired specimen of

straight, white Christian male then you're not who they care about. At all. Some straight, white, Christian females are considered acceptable - as long as you exist to serve the men.

We know Trump mocks people with disabilities and any kind of physical difference scares him. People he views as less than what he deems normal.