Supporting the goals and ideals of "Helen Keller Deaf-Blind Awareness Week".

Bill: 113-hres-640
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-41]
Introduced: 2014-06-23
Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Subjects: Commemorative events and holidays

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Disability and health-based discrimination

Disability and paralysis
Latest action: action_date: 2014-06-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Summaries:
action_date: 2014-06-23
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Expresses support for the goals and ideals of Helen Keller Deaf-Blind Awareness Week.</p> <p>Recognizes and honors people who are deaf-blind and organizations, such as the Helen Keller National Center, that continue to promote the awareness and needs of the deaf-blind community.</p>

tv_txt: IV 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. RES. 640 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 23, 2014 Mr. Takano (for himself and Mr. Yoder ) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce RESOLUTION Supporting the goals and ideals of Helen Keller Deaf-Blind Awareness Week .

Whereas Helen Keller was one of the most accomplished, respected, and renowned Americans who was deaf-blind; Whereas the loss of both vision and hearing, one of the most severe of all disabilities, affects approximately 1.2 million people in the United States; Whereas more than 34 million Americans have hearing loss; Whereas approximately 21 million Americans have vision problems; Whereas approximately 80 million Americans have potentially blinding eye diseases; Whereas there are approximately 59,300 legally blind children in the United States; Whereas today, people who are deaf-blind are attending college, participating in social activities, managing their everyday lives and actively engaged in their community through employment and civic activities; Whereas it is highly appropriate and necessary to publicize the abilities and potential of our fellow citizens who are deaf-blind, or who have severe vision and hearing loss, and to recognize Helen Keller as a guiding example of courage, hope, determination, and achievement for other individuals who are deaf-blind; Whereas in 1984, responding to the need for more awareness about the Deaf-Blind community, Congress passed a resolution marking the last week in June as Helen Keller Deaf-Blind Awareness Week; Whereas the House of Representatives recognizes June 22–28, 2014, as Helen Keller Deaf-Blind Awareness Week; and Whereas the theme of the Helen Keller Deaf-Blind Awareness Week of 2014 is She’s Deaf-Blind and, with technology, she holds the world in her hands … just like her loved ones : Now, therefore, be it

That the House of Representatives— (1) supports the goals and ideals of Helen Keller Deaf-Blind Awareness Week; and (2) recognizes and honors people who are Deaf-Blind and organizations in the United States, such as the Helen Keller National Center, which continue to promote the awareness and needs of the Deaf-Blind Community.