Useful guidelines for sign language interpreting services during the Coronavirus Pandemic
/If your government does not know how to provide access in your national sign language on COVID-19, send them the guidelines made by the World Federation of the Deaf (WFD) and the World Association of Sign Language interpreters (WASLI). Check out their joint guidelines >
The World Health Organization (WHO) has also published considerations for authorities (p.5):
Include captioning and, where possible, sign language for all live and recorded events and communications. This includes national addresses, press briefings, and live social media.
And if your country has ratified the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD), you can also refer to article 9.e.2:
To provide forms of live assistance and intermediaries, including guides, readers and professional sign language interpreters, to facilitate accessibility to buildings and other facilities open to the public;
To info page for sign language interpreters during the Coronavirus Pandemic >