Bill Text: DE HCR73 | 2023-2024 | 152nd General Assembly | Draft
Bill Title: Recognizing June 25th-july 1st, 2023 As "deafblind Awareness Week
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Engrossed) 2023-06-29 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES [HCR73 Detail]
Download: Delaware-2023-HCR73-Draft.html
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SPONSOR: |
Rep. Osienski on behalf of all Representatives & Sen. Walsh on behalf of all Senators |
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
152nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 73
RECOGNIZING JUNE 25TH-JULY 1ST, 2023 AS "DEAFBLIND AWARENESS WEEK”
WHEREAS, this week marks the 39 th anniversary of recognizing this week as “Deafblind Awareness Week” that was established in 1984; and
WHEREAS, President Reagan in a proclamation in 1984 first designated this last week of June as “Helen Keller DeafBlind Awareness Week”; and
WHEREAS, according to National Deaf National Center on Deaf-Blindness, the rare condition of deaf-blindness is when an individual has a combined loss of hearing and vision, limiting their auditory and visual information
WHEREAS, this week celebrates Helen Keller’s birthday on June 27 th and is observed each year in the last week of June; and
WHEREAS, Helen Keller is recognized as pioneering figure in the lives of deafblind people receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1964 due to her many accomplishments including her work to have braille adopted as the official language for those that are blind, becoming the first deafblind person to write a book and learn five different languages; and
WHEREAS, this week was established to recognize all the success and achievements of those who are deafblind; and
WHEREAS, at least 15 million people worldwide are believed to be living with severe deaf blindness.
NOW, THEREFORE:
BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the 152nd General Assembly of the State of Delaware, the Senate concurring therein, that June 25 th -July 1 st , 2023 be recognized as “Deafblind Awareness Week."
SYNOPSIS
"This resolution recognizes the week of June 25th-July 1st, 2023 as "Deafblind Awareness Week."
