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MI SR0155
Resolution
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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