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 surrounding.
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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 | Reske, John | Maryland Association of the Deaf | Position only |
| FAV | Arias, Dianelobbyist | Maryland Catholic Conference | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | London, Rachel | Maryland Developmental Disabilities Council | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Washington, Mary | Maryland General Assembly | Oral |
| 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 | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Toothman, Janice | National Federation of the Blind of Maryland | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Drinkwater, Cody | People On the Go Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Brown, Eleanor | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | DeSomma, Meredith | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Delahoussaye, Blaise | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| 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 | Frank, Steven | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Knight, Edward | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Nelinson, Sarah | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Senator Washington, M., Senator Washington, M.legislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Steffy, Kevin | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Suggs, William | Individual | Oral |