The Trump administration is arguing that requiring real-time American Sign Language interpretation of events like White House press briefings “would severely intrude on the President’s prerogative to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The White House is making an unusual argument as it resists advocates’ push for sign language interpretation at press briefings ...

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The National Association of the Deaf (NAD) has filed a federal lawsuit against the White House over a lack of American Sign Language interpreters at media briefings. The NAD says the White House ...

The Trump administration is arguing that requiring real-time American Sign Language interpretation of events like White House press briefings “would severely intrude on the President’s prerogative to ...

An American Sign Language interpreter, right, signs as President Donald Trump arrives for the lighting of the National Christmas Tree on the Ellipse, on Dec. 4 near the White House in Washington.

The order marks the first time the country has ever had a national language. President Donald Trump is expected to sign a historic executive order designating English as the United States' official ...