The DC Council unanimously passed a second vote to establish the DC Office of Deaf, DeafBlind, and Hard of Hearing in a 13-0 vote. The office would have six full-time staff with a budget of $836,000. Here is an interview with Graham Forsey, the DC Association of the Deaf (DCAD) President.

According to a roster under the National Association of State Agencies of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (NASADHH), there are 14 states that does not have an office of the deaf and hard of hearing: Alabama, Alaska, Connecticut, Georgia, Montana, New York, Nevada, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Vermont, and Wyoming.

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