The German parliament has welcomed its first deaf lawmaker, who took her place in a moment that the house’s speaker described as historic
The German parliament on Thursday welcomed its first deaf lawmaker, who took her place in a moment that the house's speaker described as historic. Heike Heubach, 44, narrowly missed out on a seat in parliament's lower house, or Bundestag, in Germany's 2021 election.
“Today we are actually writing history, if I may say so,” speaker Bärbel Bas told parliament. “We have the first deaf lawmaker who will work here for her constituency.” A sign language interpreter stood next to the podium to interpret for Heubach when she initially took a place in the front row, German news agency dpa reported. She later moved to a row farther back, with two interpreters sitting in front of her to convey speeches.
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