Send Complaint About No ASL or Captions

Camera frame with green background, top left corner shows red "REC" to indicate recording. Two illustrated people are facing the camera. Person on left is the speaker behind the podium. Person on the right is the ASL interpreter, not obstructed. Towards the bottom are captions in clear view, with no obstructions.

Live briefings on TV and on the Internet should have a qualified ASL interpreter on screen and accurate captioning, if not — you can file a complaint.

Camera frame with red background, top left corner shows red "REC" to indicate recording. One illustrated person is facing the camera. Person on the left is the speaker behind the podium. There is a not qualified or no ASL interpreter on the right.

Ask your government officials to include a qualified ASL interpreter during live briefings on TV and on the Internet:

Camera frame with red background, top left corner shows red "REC" to indicate recording. Two illustrated people are facing the camera. Person on the left is the speaker behind the podium. The ASL interpreter on the right is cropped out of frame.

Ask the TV networks to include the ASL interpreter on the screen during live briefings on both TV and the internet:

Camera frame with red background, top left corner shows red "REC" to indicate recording. Two illustrated people are facing the camera. Person on left is the speaker behind the podium. Person on the right is the ASL interpreter, not obstructed. Towards the bottom are captions that are blocked or not accurate.

File a complaint if the TV network does not provide accurate captioning during live government briefings about coronavirus on TV or on the Internet: