Cross Talk: Season Four, Episode 12

paulcrosstoronto’s Podcast · Apr 3, 2020 · 5m

"On how it took a crisis to make government communication more accessible in Canada.” From April 2, 2020. In the daily public briefings about the covid-19 held by government and public health authorities in the city of Toronto, the province of Ontario, and the federal government of Canada, a sign language interpreter is participating. They should have been routinely included in public announcements and briefings for many years now; perhaps decades. But their appearance has been unusual. Until now. It seems it has taken a real public health emergency to bring American Sign Language translation…