Action Alert: Support Ind. School for the Deaf, Oppose HB 1367

It's time to help Indiana again! The National Association of the Deaf (NAD) asks everyone who can, to attend a rally to support the Indiana School for the Deaf in Indianapolis on Thursday, February 16th. Testimony in the Indiana Senate on State House Bill 1367 will begin at 8 am on February 16th. Deaf people as well as parents of Deaf children and all allies need to help convince the state senators to vote against this misguided bill. 

The NAD also asks that everyone call and/or email Indiana Senators and ask them to oppose Indiana State House Bill 1367. The bill would remove the outreach center currently housed at the Indiana School for the Deaf, terminate all staff working in that center, and recreate a new outreach center separate from the school. HEAR Indiana is the major proponent of this bill. Please find the phone numbers and emails of Indiana Senators in the Indiana Association of the Deaf Action Alert at the bottom of this news release.

The outreach center already provides comprehensive and impartial information to all deaf and hard of hearing children and their parents in Indiana. There is no need to dismantle this outreach center and begin all over again with a new center. Doing so also is fiscally irresponsible and unnecessary in these difficult economic times.

The National Association of the Deaf sent a letter to Indiana Senators, and asks all members and supporters to call or send their own emails and letters to these Indiana Senators. More information about the bill, contact information for Indiana Senators, and how to write a letter is provided below.

NAD Letter to Indiana Senators [2]

Indiana Association of the Deaf Action Alert on HB1367 Senate Hearing [3]

Indiana Deaf Education Colalition Flyer Facebook Page [4]