(The term “Deaf” used in this article includes the full range of those in the Deaf community, from total deafness to hard of hearing.) Imagine for a moment that you cannot hear and cannot speak. You are cut off from…
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Right Hand Man: Eddie Schmeckenbecher ‘Speaks’ for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing People as Governor’s Interpreter
If you have been keeping up with Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s daily COVID-19 press conferences, then you are probably already familiar with his right-hand man Eddie Schmeckenbecher who is an American Sign Language (ASL) interpreter. On most days since Hutchinson’s first…