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Currently,
there are several things going on with the Kansas Legislature
that affects the Deaf community.
* Deaf
Child Bill of Rights - In the FINAL DRAFT!!!
* House
Bill 2125 - Insurance Coverage for Hearing Aids.
This has been postponed til 2008.
* House Bill 2140 -
Foreign Language Bill. Passed by the House, now in the
Senate for review.
You can always check the links on the left side to get
inside of our Government and see what else is going
on.
Since there
are so many districts in the Kansas Legislature, it
would be so long to list it here. So click on the links
on the left as well.
If you know
of any Bills or anything in particular that affects
Deaf and hard of hearing rights, please email to Leonard
Hall at legalnetwk@aol.com.
If you have
any questions or concerns about if your rights have
been violated, you can contact the Disability
Rights Center of Kansas.
Most importantly,
VOTE! If you have not registered to vote, go to www.rockthevote.com
and find out why you should vote and they can help you
register.
FACT: If
you ever signed a petition for anything, your name will
automatically be deleted if you did not
vote.
FACT: If
you do not vote, then you cannot voice your rights/opinions,
especially if it matters to you. For example, if you
want ASL to be recognized as foreign language, you cannot
speak out about it unless you VOTE.
It's imperative
that you VOTE. Make your voice count.
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