DEAF

Amendments

Deaf Awareness Week: designate (H.J. Res. 140), 30316 [20NO]

Articles and editorials

I Know How To Ask for What I Want, 8803 [10MY]

Once in a Lifetime (true story by Tony Strong as told to Todd Rutherford), 20778 [19SE]

Bills and resolutions

Deaf Awareness Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 227; H.J. Res. 140)

House of Representatives: fellowship program for blind and deaf persons (see H. Res. 81)

National Disability Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 395)

Public Access to Captioned Television Act: enact (see H.R. 2968)

Senate: implement closed caption broadcasting of floor proceedings for hearing-impaired individuals (see S. Res. 13)

Taxation: additional standard deduction for deafness (see H.R. 454)

Telecommunications: improve access (see S. 1452; H.R. 3171)

Telephone: access to 911 emergency service (see H.R. 1690)

Veterans: assistance animals to quadriplegic and hearing-impaired (see H.R. 2044)

Remarks in House

Better Speech and Hearing Month: observance, 8103 [3MY]

Deaf Awareness Week: designate (H.J. Res. 140), 2170 [9FE], 30315 [20NO]

Deaf Taxpayer Assistance Act: enact, 233 [4JA]

Grand Rapids, MI: anniversary of Oral Deaf Program, 7063 [19AP]

Public Access to Captioned Television Act: enact (H.R. 2968), 15779 [21JY]

Telecommunications: availability of services (H.R. 3171), 19471 [4AU]

Telephone: access to 911 emergency service (H.R. 1690), 5652 [5AP]

Veterans: assistive animals to quadriplegic and hearing-impaired (H.R. 2044), 7083 [19AP]

Remarks in Senate

Communications: availability of services (S. 1452), 17497 [1AU]

Deaf Awareness Week: designate (S.J. Res. 227), 29412 [16NO]

Education: tribute to visual phonics program, 21446 [25SE]

Illinois School for the Deaf: tribute, 2487 [22FE]

Rochester Institute of Technology: tribute to National Technical Institute for the Deaf, 1333 [31JA]

Senate: closed caption broadcasting of floor proceedings, 1858 [7FE]

———closed caption broadcasting of floor proceedings (S. Res. 13), 1076 [25JA], 11741 [14JN], 12730 [21JN], 13330, 13464, 13472 [23JN]

———interpreters for hearing-impaired staff, 19630 [6SE]

Society: treatment, 8803 [10MY]

Reports filed

Closed Caption Broadcasting of Floor Proceedings for Hearing-Impaired Individuals: Committee on Rules and Administration (S. Res. 13) (S. Rept. 101-54), 12249 [16JN]

Statements

Telecommunications Services for Hearing and Speech Impaired Individuals: Senator McCain, 17498 [1AU]

Texts of

H.J. Res. 140, Deaf Awareness Week, 2170 [9FE], 30316 [20NO]

S. 1452, availability of communications services, 17498 [1AU]

S. Res. 13, Senate implementation of closed caption broadcasting of floor proceedings for hearing-impaired individuals, 1076 [25JA], 12730 [21JN]

S.J. Res. 227, Deaf Awareness Week, 29412 [16NO]