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Committee endorses state bill to give typewriter access to deaf and hard‑of‑hearing inmates
Summary
The committee approved Resolution 235 urging the Ohio General Assembly to enact House Bill 461, which would require county, municipal and state correctional facilities to provide typewriters at no cost to deaf, hard‑of‑hearing or severely speech‑impaired inmates.
The committee approved Resolution 235 on March 2, endorsing House Bill 461 and urging the Ohio General Assembly to require county, municipal and state correctional facilities to provide access to typewriters at no cost for deaf, hard‑of‑hearing or severely speech‑impaired inmates.
Chair introduced the resolution as sponsored by Councilmember Jones; no substantive questions or debate were recorded and the committee approved the resolution on the record.
The resolution is advisory and expresses the council’s support for state action to improve accessibility in correctional facilities.
