Office of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing - Deafblind Co-Navigation Services Program - Established
What this bill does
Establishing a Deafblind Co-Navigation Services Program in the Office of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing to provide co-navigation services at no cost to deafblind individuals in the State; and defining Co-Navigation Services as services providing visual and environmental information or sighted services to assist with communication accessibility in an individual's preferred language and communication mode, and to assist with accessing an individual's physical surroundings and making informed decisions about those surroundings.
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Testimony (28)
MGA witness list| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Snyder, Abigaillobbyist | Baltimore Jewish Council | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Margolis, Leslielobbyist | Disability Rights Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | DeBerry, Usherla | Governor's Office of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Arneson, Emilylobbyist | Kennedy Krieger Institute | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Pellerin, Andre | MWADB - Metropolitan Washington Association of the DeafBlind | Oral |
| FAV | MDAD President, MDAD President | Maryland Association of the Deaf | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Arias, Dianelobbyist | Maryland Catholic Conference | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | London, Rachel | Maryland Developmental Disabilities Council | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Themelis, Nina | Mayor's Office of Government Relations | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Black, Ann | Metro Washington Association of the Deaf Blind | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Martinez, Edwin | Metro-Washington Association of the DeafBlind | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Corning, Jason | Mizaru | Oral |
| FAV | Guy, Heather | National Federation of The Blind | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Toothman, Janice | National Federation of the Blind of Maryland | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Brown, Eleanor | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Carver, Ariannwyn | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | DeSomma, Meredith | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Delahoussaye, Blaise | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate Kaufman, Delegate Kaufmanlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Denhart, Bruce | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Dundas, Shane | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Finnicum, Lois | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Fogarty, Katherine | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Latino Caucus, Maryland Legislative | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Nelinson, Sarah | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Steffy, Kevin | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Suggs, William | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Wisch, Sari | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |