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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The ability to communicate effectively is vital to 
3living a productive and enriching life; and
  
 
4    WHEREAS, Johns Hopkins University estimates nearly 20% of 
5Americans 12 and older have
a level of hearing loss that 
6impedes communication; and
  
 
7    WHEREAS, The National Institutes of Health estimates as 
8many as 3 out of 1000 individuals are born with
hearing loss 
9annually; and
  
 
10    WHEREAS, Child's Voice was founded in 1996 by 3 families 
11who wanted to improve the lives
of their children and is 
12celebrating its 20th anniversary in February of 2016; and
 
13    WHEREAS, Up to 200 families in the Chicagoland area are 
14served by Child's Voice programs yearly; and
 
15    WHEREAS, Child's Voice provides a support network for 
16families through information, early intervention,
and 
17advocacy; and
  
 
18    WHEREAS, Child's Voice employs a dedicated team of 
19teachers, specialists, and therapists to empower
children from 
 
 
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1infancy to age 8 with hearing loss to be successful in all 
2educational and social settings by
optimizing their listening, 
3speaking, and academic skills; and
  
 
4    WHEREAS, Child's Voice recently initiated the Pediatric 
5Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (PEHDI)
Program to 
6detect hearing loss in infants as soon as possible because 
7early intervention is key to developing
the auditory centers of 
8a child's brain and learn listening and spoken language; 
9therefore, be it
  
 
10    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
11NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
12join Child's Voice in celebrating their 20th Anniversary and 
13commend
them on their accomplishments; and be it further
  
 
14    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
15presented to Child's Voice as an expression of our esteem and 
16respect.