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A teenage TikTok-er pointed out that there were no ASL interpreters at the debate last night, which means ~600,000 deaf Americans were not afforded the chance to participate in their democracy. I can& #39;t stop thinking about it. How can that STILL be an oversight in 2020?
AH went to go find the TikTok and figured out she created a @Change petition about this. Go sign!!! https://www.change.org/p/cnn-asl-interpreters-at-presidential-debates?original_footer_petition_id=11167976&algorithm=promoted&source_location=petition_footer&grid_position=10&pt=AVBldGl0aW9uACdHNAEAAAAAXj4gOmt4t045NTQzNGQzZQ%3D%3D">https://www.change.org/p/cnn-asl...
I& #39;ve learned so much from all of the people responding. I& #39;d like to just note a couple of things:
1. Accessibility is such a huge issue that too many of us have ignored.
2. YALL THE ABLEISM. Stop telling people they were better off not hearing it. That& #39;s not your choice.
1. Accessibility is such a huge issue that too many of us have ignored.
2. YALL THE ABLEISM. Stop telling people they were better off not hearing it. That& #39;s not your choice.
3. There are orgs like @DPANvideos that did offer the debate live in ASL with THREE interpreters. Which is incredible. But they shouldn& #39;t have to be doing this by themselves.
4. Over 1500 people have clicked the link to the petition. That& #39;s INCREDIBLE and i& #39;m inspired by you all
4. Over 1500 people have clicked the link to the petition. That& #39;s INCREDIBLE and i& #39;m inspired by you all
