Advocates Testify for Expanded Services for Deaf, Terminally Ill Children
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Former American School for the Deaf president Harvey Corson, left, testifies through an interpreter before the Human Services Committee on Thursday, March 7, 2024, at the Legislative Office Building in Hartford about the difficulties faced by deaf, hard of hearing, and deafblind residents when medical care facilities don’t have interpreters. Photo credit: Jamil Ragland, CTNewsJunkie
Harvey Corson, former president of the American School for the Deaf in West Hartford and co-chair of the advisory board, described the precarious state of services for deaf, hard of hearing, and deafblind residents in the state.
By Jamil Ragland, CTNewsJunkie.com
The Connecticut General Assembly’s Human Services Committee heard testimony from deaf advocates and the family of a terminally ill child suffering from a rare disease in an emotional session on Thursday morning.
HB 5241 would create a bureau dedicated to coordinating services for the deaf, hard of hearing, and deafblind, which would be housed within the state Department of Aging and Disability Services. A similar office existed until 2016, when it was terminated as part of the state’s cost-saving measures.
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