,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #fdj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,june #bc1 #bjad    
,mr4 ,takano 7for himself and ,mr4      
,yoder7 submitted the following         
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,education and the        
,workforce  ,,resolution  ,supporting   
the goals and ideals of ,helen ,keller  
,deaf-,blind ,awareness ,week4  ,whereas
 ,helen ,keller was one of the most     
accomplished1 respected1 and renowned   
,americans who was deaf-blind2 ,whereas 
the loss of both vision and hearing1 one
 of the most severe of all disabilities1
 affects approximately #a4b million     
people in the ,united ,states2 ,whereas 
more than #cd million ,americans have   
hearing loss2 ,whereas approximately #ba
 million ,americans have vision         
problems2 ,whereas approximately #hj    
million ,americans have potentially     
blinding eye diseases2 ,whereas there   
are approximately #ei1cjj legally blind 
children in the ,united ,states2        

,whereas today1 people who are          
deaf-blind are attending college1       
participating in social activities1     
managing their everyday lives and       
actively engaged in their community     
through employment and civic activities2
 ,whereas it is highly appropriate and  
necessary to publicize the abilities and
 potential of our fellow citizens who   
are deaf-blind1 or who have severe      
vision and hearing loss1 and to         
recognize ,helen ,keller as a guiding   
example of courage1 hope1 determination1
 and achievement for other individuals  
who are deaf-blind2 ,whereas in #aihd1  
responding to the need for more         
awareness about the ,deaf-,blind        
community1 ,congress passed a resolution
 marking the last week in ,june as      
,helen ,keller ,deaf-,blind ,awareness  
,week2 ,whereas the ,house of           
,representatives recognizes ,june       
#bb-bh1 #bjad1 as ,helen ,keller        
,deaf-,blind ,awareness ,week2 and      
,whereas the theme of the ,helen ,keller

 ,deaf-,blind ,awareness ,week of #bjad 
is ,she's ,deaf-,blind and1 with        
technology1 she holds the world in her  
hands ''' just like her loved ones3     
,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that the ,house
 of ,representatives--  7#a7 supports   
the goals and ideals of ,helen ,keller  
,deaf-,blind ,awareness ,week2 and  7#b7
 recognizes and honors people who are   
,deaf-,blind and organizations in the   
,united ,states1 such as the ,helen     
,keller ,national ,center1 which        
continue to promote the awareness and   
needs of the ,deaf-,blind ,community4