Heather Mewshaw (Independent Interpreters)
The 41-year-old married mother-of-four from Glen Burnie, Maryland, also said sheâs been harassed and intimidated online for providing American Sign Language translation for the Hands of Liberty Facebook group and its defunct predecessor, Right Side ASL.
These videos include one featuring former Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani titled What Really Happened On January 6th? the fateful day of the US Capitol riots by Trump supporters â and another, which is since removed, featuring the controversial Dr Stella Immanuel, who has promoted treating Covid-19 with hydroxychloroquine, which the FDA has banned for that purpose.
As an interpreter, Mewshaw added that she doesnât necessarily agree with everything she translates, but does the volunteer work in response to requests from people who want to see speeches by Republican politicians and other conservative figures translated into ASL.