A deafening silence for a striking opening. To defend her report on the inclusion of people with disabilities (see EUROPE B13065A22), Anne-Sophie Pelletier (The Left, French) opened the debate of the European Parliament plenary session on Monday 12 December with a speech in French sign language. Due to the lack of interpretation, the MEPs’ headsets remained silent. This was a strategy that worked well: the report was adopted the next day with an overwhelming majority (526 votes for,...