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03 LC 21 7219
House Resolution
194
By: Representatives Chambers of the 53rd, Hill of the 16th, Warren of the 99th, Porter of the 119th, Smith of the 76th, and others
By: Representatives Chambers of the 53rd, Hill of the 16th, Warren of the 99th, Porter of the 119th, Smith of the 76th, and others
A RESOLUTION
Commending The Auditory-Verbal Center of Atlanta, Inc.; and
for other purposes.
WHEREAS, in the State of Georgia there are more than 600,000 hearing impaired citizens of whom 30,000 are profoundly deaf children; and
WHEREAS, The Auditory-Verbal Center of Atlanta, Inc., a nonprofit United Way agency, in the year 2003 celebrates 26 years of eliminating deafness as we know it, through the use of high technology and auditory-verbal therapy; and
WHEREAS, The Auditory-Verbal Center of Atlanta, Inc., has, over these 26 years, enabled over 300 deaf children in Georgia to become independent hearing and speaking communicators without the need for, or the extra costs of, sign language or lip reading, and those children have been mainstreamed into the regular hearing population with no life limits; and
WHEREAS, The Auditory-Verbal Center of Atlanta, Inc., by providing listening, language, and the fundamental literacy skills for deaf children, has expanded and continues to expand the educational and life opportunities for the deaf children of Georgia; and
WHEREAS, The Auditory-Verbal Center of Atlanta, Inc., is licensed to dispense hearing aids on a sliding scale fee to accommodate the needs of all Georgians and has expanded its services to promote good hearing for all Georgians, regardless of income, by providing hearing screening, diagnostics, counseling, hearing aid management, telephone training, central auditory processing, and classes designed to accommodate working and retired adults; and
WHEREAS, The Auditory-Verbal Center of Atlanta, Inc., is dedicated to helping all Georgians function successfully in our hearing world.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of this body commend the board and staff of The Auditory-Verbal Center of Atlanta, Inc., for their dedication and commitment to the hearing impaired citizens of Georgia and extend their sincerest best wishes for continued success in the future.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized and directed to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to Beth Mahaffey, co-founder of The Auditory-Verbal Center of Atlanta, Inc.
WHEREAS, in the State of Georgia there are more than 600,000 hearing impaired citizens of whom 30,000 are profoundly deaf children; and
WHEREAS, The Auditory-Verbal Center of Atlanta, Inc., a nonprofit United Way agency, in the year 2003 celebrates 26 years of eliminating deafness as we know it, through the use of high technology and auditory-verbal therapy; and
WHEREAS, The Auditory-Verbal Center of Atlanta, Inc., has, over these 26 years, enabled over 300 deaf children in Georgia to become independent hearing and speaking communicators without the need for, or the extra costs of, sign language or lip reading, and those children have been mainstreamed into the regular hearing population with no life limits; and
WHEREAS, The Auditory-Verbal Center of Atlanta, Inc., by providing listening, language, and the fundamental literacy skills for deaf children, has expanded and continues to expand the educational and life opportunities for the deaf children of Georgia; and
WHEREAS, The Auditory-Verbal Center of Atlanta, Inc., is licensed to dispense hearing aids on a sliding scale fee to accommodate the needs of all Georgians and has expanded its services to promote good hearing for all Georgians, regardless of income, by providing hearing screening, diagnostics, counseling, hearing aid management, telephone training, central auditory processing, and classes designed to accommodate working and retired adults; and
WHEREAS, The Auditory-Verbal Center of Atlanta, Inc., is dedicated to helping all Georgians function successfully in our hearing world.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of this body commend the board and staff of The Auditory-Verbal Center of Atlanta, Inc., for their dedication and commitment to the hearing impaired citizens of Georgia and extend their sincerest best wishes for continued success in the future.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized and directed to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to Beth Mahaffey, co-founder of The Auditory-Verbal Center of Atlanta, Inc.