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| Congressman Camp Attends Event Highlighting Hearing Health Issues | ||
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Midland, MI – November 30, 2007 – Representative Dave Camp (R-MI) was the honored guest of two leading hearing advocacy organizations on Wednesday, November 28, 2007.
Mr. Vale Ouderkirk from Hope also spoke about the benefits of having hearing aids and the need for assistance in purchasing them. Ouderkirk issued a good natured challenge to Representative Camp and the current legislature to find a way to fix the funding issues with hearing health care. A challenge which Representative Camp readily accepted on taking the podium during a standing ovation, saying ‘I have taken Vale’s challenge, and I will go back and I will do my homework on these bills that you are interested in.’. |
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| Hearing Loss Association of Michigan (HLA-MI) Resolution Assistive Listening Systems in Public Places Amended | ||
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The Hearing Loss Association of Assistive Listening Systems in Public Places at their quarterly meeting on October 15, 2006. |
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| Bill to Petition the United States Congress to Support Hearing Aid Assistance Tax Credit Act Passes Michigan House Committee | ||
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In May of this year, hard of hearing and deaf advocates from across Michigan, held an event at the state capitol which provided them the opportunity to present issues concerning hearing loss to their respective legislators. Representative Kooiman, sponsor of the event, a Day at the State Capitol, followed up on the concerns of advocates by introducing House Resolution No. 266 (H.R. 266) - a resolution to memorialize (petition) the Congress of the United States to enact H.R. 414, the Hearing Aid Assistance Tax Credit Act. H.R. 414 provides a tax credit of up to $500 per hearing aid, available once every five years, towards the purchase of such aid, available to: 1) individuals age 55 and over, 2) those purchasing a hearing aid for dependents, including families with children.
The Michigan bill, H.R. 266, was brought before the House Tax Policy Committee on Wednesday, September 20, 2006. Vic Krause, former legislator and chair of the Advocacy Committee for the Hearing Loss Association of Michigan, gave testimony for the bill. The House Tax Policy Committee voted unanimously to send HR 266 to the full House for consideration where it will be voted on in November of this year. Once the bill passes the Michigan House, it will be sent to the President of the United States Senate, the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives and to members of the Michigan congressional delegation. For detailed information about H.R. 266 and H.R. 414 see the following Web sites: www.hearingloss-mi.org and www.hearingloss.org. |
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| A Day at the State Capitol | ||
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Approximately 175 deaf and hard of hearing people, family members and friends attended a Day at the State Capitol in |
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| Kooiman Given Legislator of the Year Award | ||
Kooiman given Legislator of the Year award Hearing Loss Association of Michigan bestows honor
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| Michigan SHHH Changes its Name to the Hearing Loss Association of Michigan | ||
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Troy, Michigan: The Board of Trustees of Michigan Self Help for Hard of Hearing People (Michigan SHHH) voted to change the name of the organization to Hearing Loss Association of Michigan on January 15, 2006 during their winter meeting. This change reflects the change of the National organization’s name to Hearing Loss Association of America in November of 2005. |
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| SHHH Changes its Name to the Hearing Loss Association of America | ||
| Bethesda, Maryland: The Board of Trustees of Self Help for Hard of Hearing People (SHHH) voted to change the name of the organization to the Hearing Loss Association of America on November 6, 2005 during their fall meeting. | ||
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