Archive for February, 2010
March 22: Deadline for Any Complaints About Lousy or Missing TV Captioning
Please feel free to make your complaint known to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) before March 22, 2010. To find more information, click www.fcc.gov/cgb/dro/captions.html
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Senate Bill #32 (Submerge of some State Agencies Including CDHI)
The partial section of Senate Bill #32 is regarding to CDHI. Read CT Gov Senate Bill No. 32 (pdf) or (copied and pasted the excerpts) Read the below….”Sec. 20. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2010) (a) The Department of Social Services may provide necessary services to deaf and hearing impaired persons, including, but not limited to, [...]
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Another Public Hearing About CDHI on February 23!
The Governor’s bill to implement her budget recommendation re: CDHI is SB 32 – An Act Implementing the Governor’s Recommendations Concerning Social Services. Look it up on www.cga.ct.gov (fill in the bill number in the blank). The sections of the bill re: CDHI are Sec. 20 – 27, pages 19 – 29. The language in [...]
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Legislative Hearing About NTD on February 16!
For Your Info There will be an Appropriations Hearing on Wednesday, February 17th at the Legislative Office Building in room 2C. The hearing starts at 6:00 pm. If anyone is interested in attending the hearing to testify on behalf of the National Theater of the Deaf (NTD), they should contact Susan Keane as soon as [...]
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Public Hearing About CDHI on February 11! Come over and Speak Up!
There will be an Appropriations Hearing on February 11 at the Legislative Office Building in room 2C. The hearing starts at 5:00 pm. If anyone is interested in attending the hearing to testify on behalf of CDHI, they should contact Susan Keane as soon as possible at 860-240-0395 or email her at Susan.Keane@cga.ct.gov Thirty-five copies [...]
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Governor’s New Budget Proposal Affecting Services of the Deaf!!
(Remember that this is not final but just the proposal of Governor Rell!) Governor Rell’s budget proposal shows that Commission on Deaf and Hearing Impaired (CDHI) is closed but its interpreting department only is moved to Department of Social Services (DSS) with the budget of $312,944.00. In addition, American School for the Deaf (ASD) would [...]
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HARTFORD PUBLIC LIBRARY OFFERS TWO SATURDAYS TO HELP WITH YOUR TAXES
Saturday, February 20 and February 27 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Hartford Public Library, 2nd Floor 500 Main Street, Hartford, CT Households earning less than $49,000 may be eligible to claim as much as $5,657 in Earned Income Tax Credits. Social Security disability benefits do not count as earnings when determining EITC eligibility. You can [...]
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Beware of mailings focusing on senior citizens and the deaf community
This is mentioned in Kansas City Star (newspaper). By TONY RIZZO and JOE LAMBE The Kansas City Star “Law enforcement agencies Monday were warning the public — especially the deaf community and senior citizens — about two suspicious mailings seeking money and personal information. The FBI is warning senior citizens about an official-looking survey that [...]
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