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RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR THE HARD OF HEARING

                 
2001 GENERAL SESSION

                 
STATE OF UTAH

                 
Sponsor: Loraine T. Pace

                  This resolution of the House of Representatives urges places of public accommodation to
                  more fully comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act to ensure that persons who are
                  hard of hearing receive the assistance required by the act.
                  Be it resolved by the House of Representatives of the state of Utah:
                      WHEREAS, the Americans with Disabilities Act is a federal law aimed at stopping
                  discrimination against people with disabilities;
                      WHEREAS, the Americans with Disabilities Act governs a wide variety of public
                  accommodations including hotels, restaurants, movie and other theaters, auditoriums, offices of
                  doctors, lawyers, and other professionals, hospitals, nursing homes, drug stores, insurance
                  agencies, retail stores, museums, mortuaries, banks, libraries, parks, private schools and colleges,
                  amusement and recreation facilities, and day care centers;
                      WHEREAS, many places of public accommodation throughout the state of Utah do not
                  have services and equipment that are adequate to meet the communication access needs of persons
                  who are hard of hearing;
                      WHEREAS, those who are hard of hearing often retreat from society rather than struggle
                  to have their unique needs heard and understood;
                      WHEREAS, places of public accommodation should work quickly and decisively to meet
                  the communication access needs of persons who are hard of hearing and comply with federal laws
                  and regulations; and
                      WHEREAS, places of public accommodation may choose among various alternatives,
                  including assistive listening systems, captioning, and interpreting, to meet the communication
                  access needs of persons who are hard of hearing so long as the result is effective communication
                  for the individual with hearing loss:
                      NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the state
                  of Utah urges places of public accommodation to more fully comply with the provisions of the


                  Americans with Disabilities Act governing services for those who are hard of hearing.
                      BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the House of Representatives urges places of public
                  accommodation to more fully comply with federal law to ensure that Utahns who are hard of hearing
                  are more firmly connected to society.
                      BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be sent to the Utah State
                  Division of Services to the Deaf and Hard of Hearing.

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