10 LC 94
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House
Resolution 1119
By:
Representative Levitas of the
82nd
A
RESOLUTION
Commending
The Auditory-Verbal Center, Inc., and inviting Executive Director Debbie
Brilling to appear before the House of Representatives; 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,
in 2009, The Auditory-Verbal Center, Inc., a nonprofit United Way agency,
celebrates 33 years of bringing individuals with hearing impairment or loss into
a lifetime of listening and speaking through the use of high technology and
auditory-verbal therapy; and
WHEREAS,
over the past 33 years, The Auditory-Verbal Center, Inc., has enabled over 300
deaf children in Georgia to hear and speak without the need for sign language or
lip reading, allowing them to reenter the mainstream hearing population and
providing them with limitless opportunities; and
WHEREAS,
by providing listening, language, and fundamental literacy skills for deaf
children, The Auditory-Verbal Center, Inc., has expanded the educational
horizons and improved the quality of life for the deaf children of Georgia;
and
WHEREAS,
The Auditory-Verbal Center, Inc., has recently expanded their services to
provide hearing screening, diagnostics, counseling, hearing aid management,
telephone training, central auditory processing, and classes to accommodate
adults with hearing disabilities; and
WHEREAS,
The Auditory-Verbal Center, Inc., is dedicated to helping all hearing impaired
Georgians function successfully.
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, Inc., for
their dedication and commitment to the hearing impaired citizens of Georgia and
extend their sincere best wishes for continued success in the
future.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Debbie Brilling, Executive Director of The
Auditory-Verbal Center, Inc., is hereby invited to appear before the House of
Representatives at a date and time to be fixed by the Speaker of the House for
purposes of being recognized by the House and receiving an appropriate copy of
this resolution.