Archive for the Legislative Category
Marlee Matlin, Our National Deaf Advocate
During the week of April 11-15 Marlee Matlin will visit the Congressmen at the capital in Washington, D.C. along with the National Association of the Deaf Executive Director and staff members . This main purpose is to request the equal access of captions to internet videos and the other technology issues for deaf consumer. PURPLE (video relay [...]
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Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) Legislation to Become Federal Law
American Speech and Language Association (ASLA) announces that The U.S. House of Representatives passed S. 3199, legislation that would re-authorize the Early Hearing Detection and Intervention program for five years. The legislation would also place a greater emphasis on diagnosis, treatment, and family support service for children with hearing loss. The bill will now go [...]
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Public Hearing Video By CT-N On Demand
CCOSD testified against the closing of Commission on Deaf and Hearing Impaired Last Monday, March 16 See On-Demand Video with CC Private citizens and other service providers testified in opposition of terminating CDHI later in the video. Please understand that it is common to find people to speak death instead of deaf when talking about deafness. [...]
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