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Sign language interpreters are everywhere by design. From political events to rap concerts to FEMA press conference, ASL helps those with hearing disabilities understand the world around them and remove the last barrier to receive that necessary and sometimes life-saving information. (Alex Wong / Getty Images)

White House bans ASL interpreters

Rihanna performs during Apple Music Super Bowl LVII Halftime Show at State Farm Stadium on February 12, 2023 in Glendale, Arizona. (Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Roc Nation)

Super Bowl's standout deaf performers

A closed-captioning device used in a movie theater at North Shore Towers Cinema in Floral Park, New York on January 4, 2023. (J. Conrad Williams, Jr./Newsday RM via Getty Images)

Why is it hard to make films accessible?

Amy Forsyth, Daniel Durant, Marlee Matlin and Troy Kotsur in “CODA” (Apple TV+)

Is "CODA" the "Green Book" for the deaf?

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Tusken Raiders and Boba Fett (Temuera Morrison, on right) in a scene from "The Book of Boba Fett" (Disney+/Lucasfilm Ltd.)

The best "Boba Fett" scenes are silent

Shaylee and Gloria in "Madagascar A Little Wild" (DreamWorks Animation)

How one actor is using ASL in animation

The lecturn in the White House Brady Press Briefing Room (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

WH ASL interpreter attacked Biden: rpt

Sky Palma - Raw Story

"Switched" off the volume

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