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Delaware Telecommunication Relay Services Advisory Committee Meeting (Sept. 28, 2020)

Delaware TRS logo with red lighthouse in center
 
The Delaware Telecommunication Relay Services Advisory Committee Meeting will be on zoom. 
 

Date:       Monday, September 28, 2020

Time:      10:00 am to 12 noon 

  Location:    Virtual Meeting (Zoom)  – see information bottom 

Sign language interpreters and Relay Conference Captioning (real-time captioning) will be provided.

 
Zoom Link Instructions:
You will need to register using the Zoom link below ahead of time.   When you register, you will receive an email with the link from Karyn Menck (from Tennessee Captioning).  Karyn will provide the open captioning during the Zoom call. 
 

Register in advance for this meeting (to get the zoom link to join the meeting):
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAvcOygpjMpGtJh7Ud-6IqWM7e2t96cHehh  

Note: If you need any handouts like agenda, bylaws, minutes.  Please contact Loretta Sarro for that or Feta Fernsler (via contact us page)

– Thanks to Loretta Sarro, Delaware Office of the Deaf & Hard of Hearing.

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Under counting and budget impacts (US Census)

Summary below (video is captioned above):

Lack of $$$ for

  1. Schools
  2. Buses/transportation
  3. Roads
  4. Representation in congress
  5. Food Stamps
  6. Consumer protection laws – environment, insurance,
  7. National Guard
  8. Emergency fundings – i.e. hurricanes, etc
  9. Vocational Rehab
  10. Medicaid/Medicare
  11. Broadband expansion funds
  12. Rental Assistance programs
  13. Police/Fire funding
  14. Social workers and emergency services

Covid19 has resulted in fewer census employees tasked at doing door to door work. 

Delaware is @63% counted now.  Worst is Sussex County at 51.5% while rest @67%

Deadline to do your census is September 30, 2020.  Go to my2020census.gov.  ** Your information is private per law and no one else can access your personal information even the US President cannot see it. **

Links references:

https://www.censushardtocountmaps2020.us/?latlng=39.97712%2C-98.08594&z=4&promotedfeaturetype=states&baselayerstate=3&rtrYear=sR2020latest&infotab=info-rtrselfresponse&filterQuery=false

“Further, self-response rates for 2020 lag behind the rates for 2010 in most states. According to U.S. Census data, the overall self-response rate in Delaware is 62.4%, with New Castle County at 67.8%, Kent County at 67.2%, and Sussex County with the lowest response rate at 51.5%.” from https://news.delaware.gov/2020/09/03/attorney-general-jennings-fights-trump-administrations-attempts-to-reduce-census-efforts

https://www.npr.org/2019/06/04/728034176/2020-census-could-lead-to-worst-undercount-of-black-latinx-people-in-30-years

 

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