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Parents and advocates press board to require language and communication plans for deaf students
Summary
Public commenters urged the Utah Schools for the Deaf and Blind committee to adopt statewide language and communication plan requirements for deaf and hard‑of‑hearing students; staff agreed to gather background materials and bring the item back to the committee in June for further consideration.
Two public commenters highlighted language and communication plans as a priority for deaf and hard‑of‑hearing students and urged the committee to pursue a statewide approach.
Sarah Williams, an attorney with the Disability Law Center, said she previously offered public comment in March and returned to press the committee for a collaborative, community‑driven approach. She cited a Connecticut law passed in 2012 that required language and communication plans and said that local…
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