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Allen reintroduces bills expanding open captions movies, expanding employer-paid parking benefits to…

Press Release Feb 19, 2019

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 19, 2019 Contact: Erik Salmi 202-724-8063 Allen reintroduces bills expanding open captions movies, expanding employer-paid parking benefits to all transit Today, Ward 6 Councilmember Charles…

Washington Times: D.C. Council considers new office to resolve sign-language woes

Editor Nov 27, 2018

The D.C. Council is considering creating a separate office for deaf and hard-of-hearing residents because disability advocates say the city fails to provide qualified American Sign Language (ASL) interpreters.

Deborah Simmons in The Washington Times: Aiding the deaf and hearing-impaired

Editor Nov 15, 2018

D.C. hard-of-hearing deserve respect, not meddlesome bureaucracy

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The House Appropriations Committee is slated to act Tuesday or Wednesday on the fiscal year 2027 funding bill that includes DC appropriations — as well as a slate of DC-related budget riders.

District Links: Bowser extends juvenile curfew; monumental arch gains nod; House appropriations panel looks to include…

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The Republican-run House Appropriations Committee this morning released the text of a proposed fiscal year 2027 funding bill that includes appropriations for DC — with the broad array of riders…

District Links: Mayor says she expects to invoke 15-day emergency to extend curfew zones; Pinto apologizes for posting…

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With current legislative authority for expanded juvenile curfews set to expire at midnight, Mayor Muriel Bowser said today that she's likely to declare a 15-day public emergency in order to…

District Links: White calls for Pinto to withdraw from delegate’s race over release of personal info; BZA lacks…

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Robert White — one of two sitting councilmembers vying to become the DC's next delegate to Congress — is calling on his Ward 2 colleague Brooke Pinto to drop out of the race after her campaign posted…

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