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I know there a many D/Deaf and Deafblind at AD that get involved.
Thought I'd pass it on....
Call for Action -- We Need Your Help!
Thursday, May 21, 2009
We need your help! We are asking you to call your Senators in Congress to recognize the concept of Support Service Providers (SSPs) as a needed service for the deaf-blind community.
In meeting the deaf-blind community's highest need, AADB has already
begun the process by developing the language that defines SSPs and
what they do. The language is:
"The Committee asks the Department of Labor (or Dept of
Health and Human Services) to support the efforts of Support Service Providers (SSPs). SSPs relay visual and environmental information, act
as sighted guides and facilitate communication for people who
are deaf-blind, using the deaf-blind person's preferred language
and communication mode. SSPs enable deaf-blind persons to access
their communities and connect with other people, reducing communication
barriers that otherwise would result in social isolation, incapability to live independently, and inability to participate as citizens within mainstream society."
This language is the first step of a long process towards recognizing
SSPs nationwide as a profession and to provide this needed service for
deaf-blind people around the country. We want to introduce the language to different Appropriations Committees, including the Departments of Labor, Health and Education.
The time is short! Please email or call your Senators today to ask them to include the language in the Senate Appropriations subcommittees.
You can find your senators by clicking on
U.S. Senate.. .
When you contact the Senators of your state, have them contact Elizabeth Spiers in the AADB office at elizabeth.spiers@aadb.org if they have any questions or wish for more information.
If you need more information or assistance, please contact
Elizabeth
Spiers at elizabeth.spiers@aadb.org.
Thanks for your help on this very important issue.
With Warm Regards,
Jamie Pope
Executive Director
I know there a many D/Deaf and Deafblind at AD that get involved.
Thought I'd pass it on....
Call for Action -- We Need Your Help!
Thursday, May 21, 2009
We need your help! We are asking you to call your Senators in Congress to recognize the concept of Support Service Providers (SSPs) as a needed service for the deaf-blind community.
In meeting the deaf-blind community's highest need, AADB has already
begun the process by developing the language that defines SSPs and
what they do. The language is:
"The Committee asks the Department of Labor (or Dept of
Health and Human Services) to support the efforts of Support Service Providers (SSPs). SSPs relay visual and environmental information, act
as sighted guides and facilitate communication for people who
are deaf-blind, using the deaf-blind person's preferred language
and communication mode. SSPs enable deaf-blind persons to access
their communities and connect with other people, reducing communication
barriers that otherwise would result in social isolation, incapability to live independently, and inability to participate as citizens within mainstream society."
This language is the first step of a long process towards recognizing
SSPs nationwide as a profession and to provide this needed service for
deaf-blind people around the country. We want to introduce the language to different Appropriations Committees, including the Departments of Labor, Health and Education.
The time is short! Please email or call your Senators today to ask them to include the language in the Senate Appropriations subcommittees.
You can find your senators by clicking on
U.S. Senate.. .
When you contact the Senators of your state, have them contact Elizabeth Spiers in the AADB office at elizabeth.spiers@aadb.org if they have any questions or wish for more information.
If you need more information or assistance, please contact
Elizabeth
Spiers at elizabeth.spiers@aadb.org.
Thanks for your help on this very important issue.
With Warm Regards,
Jamie Pope
Executive Director