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    Hearing Impaired Council

    Also known as:
    Minnesota Council for the Hearing Impaired
    Active dates:1985-1993
    Authority:
    1985 Minn. Laws 1st Sp. Sess. Chap. 14 Art. 9 Sec. 27
    Minn. Stat. 256C.28
    Function:

    Advise the Minnesota commissioner of human services and the governor concerning policies, services, and programs affecting persons with hearing impairments, create public awareness of needs and potential of hearing impaired persons, and review ongoing programs, services and proposed legislation affecting the hearing impaired.

    Succeeded by:
    Minnesota Commission Serving Deaf and Hard of Hearing People
    History:

    The group's name changed to Minnesota Commission Serving Deaf and Hard of Hearing People in 1993, and changed again to the Commission of Deaf, DeafBlind, and Hard-of-Hearing Minnesotans in 2008.
    Advisory to:
    Human Services Department
    Membership:

    15 members (1 member from each regional advisory committee, 7 members at large; must include persons who are hearing impaired, parents of hearing impaired children, and representatives of county and regional human services, including representatives of private service providers); 2-year terms; compensation governed by Minn. Stat. 15.0575.

    Entries for this agency in the Annual Compilation and Statistical Report of Multi-Member Agencies Report: 1992, 1991, 1990, 1989, 1988, 1987, 1986, 1985.

    Note: This report provides membership details as well as meeting information and a summary of the group's activities.

    Documents/Articles:
    News clippings and documents. Agencies Notebook Collection, 1988-1991.
    Record last updated: 02/15/2021
     

    All information on this group from the Library’s collection of agency notebooks has been digitized. These materials are incorporated into the “documents/articles” section of the record. Please contact a librarian with any questions. The Minnesota Agencies database is a work in progress.

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