Bill Text: IL HR0954 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates Child's Voice on its 20th anniversary.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2016-01-27 - Resolution Adopted [HR0954 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-HR0954-Introduced.html
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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The ability to communicate effectively is vital to | ||||||
| 3 | living a productive and enriching life; and
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| 4 | WHEREAS, Johns Hopkins University estimates nearly 20% of | ||||||
| 5 | Americans 12 and older have
a level of hearing loss that | ||||||
| 6 | impedes communication; and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, The National Institutes of Health estimates as | ||||||
| 8 | many as 3 out of 1000 individuals are born with
hearing loss | ||||||
| 9 | annually; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, Child's Voice was founded in 1996 by 3 families | ||||||
| 11 | who wanted to improve the lives
of their children and is | ||||||
| 12 | celebrating its 20th anniversary in February of 2016; and
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| 13 | WHEREAS, Up to 200 families in the Chicagoland area are | ||||||
| 14 | served by Child's Voice programs yearly; and
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| 15 | WHEREAS, Child's Voice provides a support network for | ||||||
| 16 | families through information, early intervention,
and | ||||||
| 17 | advocacy; and
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| 18 | WHEREAS, Child's Voice employs a dedicated team of | ||||||
| 19 | teachers, specialists, and therapists to empower
children from | ||||||
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| 1 | infancy to age 8 with hearing loss to be successful in all | ||||||
| 2 | educational and social settings by
optimizing their listening, | ||||||
| 3 | speaking, and academic skills; and
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| 4 | WHEREAS, Child's Voice recently initiated the Pediatric | ||||||
| 5 | Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (PEHDI)
Program to | ||||||
| 6 | detect hearing loss in infants as soon as possible because | ||||||
| 7 | early intervention is key to developing
the auditory centers of | ||||||
| 8 | a child's brain and learn listening and spoken language; | ||||||
| 9 | therefore, be it
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| 10 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 11 | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
| 12 | join Child's Voice in celebrating their 20th Anniversary and | ||||||
| 13 | commend
them on their accomplishments; and be it further
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| 14 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 15 | presented to Child's Voice as an expression of our esteem and | ||||||
| 16 | respect.
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