An excellent article on accessibility and inclusion:
Why is it about their including or not including us? Why is it never about us and whether or not we include them?
Here, the Protactile interpreter operated as my friend’s partner, making subjective yet vital contributions. When he found her dismissal of COVID-19 odd, he pressed her on the topic. An ASL interpreter would never have done that, unless they allowed their instincts to overrule their training.