Governor Stitt declares Deaf Awareness Week in Oklahoma
Governor Kevin Stitt has officially declared September 20-26 as Deaf Awareness Week in Oklahoma.
“The purpose of Deaf Awareness Week is to increase public awareness of Deaf culture, heritage and American Sign Language, which are unique to deaf people,” Services to the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program Manager David Hankinson said.
Hankinson, who is deaf, is an official spokesperson for the…