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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
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IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
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JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2012 | |
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S E N A T E R E S O L U T I O N | |
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PROCLAIMING MAY AS "BETTER SPEECH AND HEARING MONTH" IN THE STATE | |
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OF RHODE ISLAND | |
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Introduced By: Senators Gallo, Miller, Metts, Pichardo, and Lanzi | |
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Date Introduced: May 01, 2012 | |
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Referred To: Recommended for Immediate Consideration | |
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WHEREAS, People seldom talk about speech and hearing problems, but speech, |
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language, voice, and hearing disorders are serious, treatable conditions that affect over 40 million |
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Americans; and |
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WHEREAS, Speech, language, and hearing disorders take many forms: babies can be |
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born with these disorders, or an accidental injury or illness can cause them at any age. Whatever |
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their cause, speech, language, and hearing disorders have serious consequences; and |
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WHEREAS, Speech, language, and hearing disorders can limit academic achievement, |
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social adjustment, and career advancement; and |
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WHEREAS, Speech-language pathologists and audiologists are the professionals who |
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treat all types of speech, language, hearing, and related disorders; and |
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WHEREAS, Speech, language, hearing, and related disorders make it difficult for people |
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to express themselves or to understand the spoken or written word. Anyone of any age can have a |
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communication disorder. Speech, language, and hearing disorders are everybody’s problem; and |
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WHEREAS, Speech-language pathologists and audiologists work in schools, private |
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practice, hospitals, clinics, and other health and education settings. They enable and empower |
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individuals with communication disorders to lead independent, productive, and fulfilling lives; |
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now, therefore be it |
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RESOLVED, That this Senate of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations |
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hereby proclaims May to be “Better Speech and Hearing Month” in the State of Rhode Island. |
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We urge the Department of Human Services to conduct hearing screenings and other special |
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events to remind everyone that now is the best time to listen to sound advice about hearing. We |
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urge the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to encourage teachers, speech and |
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hearing specialists, principals, supervisors, and all the citizens of this state to participate in this |
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month-long campaign acknowledging the great strides and invaluable services provided by these |
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dedicated teachers and specialists, and to raise public awareness of speech, language, and hearing |
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disorders; and be it further |
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RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and he hereby is authorized and directed to |
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transmit duly certified copies of this resolution to the Director of the Rhode Island Department of |
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Human Services, the Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education for the State of |
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Rhode Island, and the President of the Rhode Island Speech and Language Association. |
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