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MI SR0155

Resolution

Status

Passed

5/12/2010

Primary Sponsor

Mark Jansen

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Origin

Senate

95th Legislature

AI Summary

  • Recognizes May 2010 as Hearing Loss Awareness Month in Michigan
  • Identifies that approximately 1.4 million people in Michigan have hearing loss
  • Notes that 36 million noninstitutionalized American adults have hearing loss, with the hearing loss population growing at 160 percent of overall U.S. population growth
  • Highlights that hearing loss affects children, seniors, and working-age adults, with 3 in 1,000 newborns born profoundly deaf or with partial hearing loss
  • Emphasizes importance of equal access to communication and assistive hearing devices to enable full participation in society, school, college, and employment

Legislative Description

A resolution recognizing May 2010 as Hearing Loss Awareness Month in the state of Michigan.

Hearing Loss Awareness Month

Last Action

Adopted

5/12/2010

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