Tag: Usher syndrome

Jindal won’t hear of tax to aid deaf – Louisiana

Jindal won’t hear of tax to aid deaf By John Maginnis May 28, 2013 Given the steep decrease in telephone landlines and the explosion in cell phones, the legislative bill to adjust the tax to pay for telecommunications services for…

Speaker offers encouragement to Oklahoma middle school students

Speaker offers encouragement to Oklahoma middle school students By Matt Patterson April 9, 2013 Cassandra Oakes, who is blind and deaf, spoke to students at Putnam City’s Western Oaks Middle School in Bethany on Monday. BETHANY — Cassandra Oakes often…

Wireless phones fee advances

Wireless phones fee advances BY MICHELLE MILLHOLLON Capitol news bureau from Louisiana April 16, 2013 Many cell phone users would pay a few cents more a month under legislation that cleared a House committee Wednesday. House Bill 238 by state…