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Maryland DCDL Special eNews edition
May 15, 2019
In commemoration of the 5th anniversary of the Deaf Culture Digital Library Bill (HB 653) , Maryland DCDL and its partners thank Delegate Eric Luedtke who sponsored this bill that was signed into law by former Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley on May 15, 2014 as shown in the image. 

Maryland DCDL , Maryland Governor's Office of the Deaf and Hearing , and the Maryland State Library also thank legislators, library advocates, including visionary leader Alice Hagemeyer, members of the DCDL Task Force, and Maryland Association for the Deaf for their support in the passage of this historical bill.
Library supporters photographed at the signing included:

Left to Right Back Row:

  • George Failla, former Secretary Deputy of Maryland Department of Disabilities,
  • Andrew Philips, Lawyer for National Association for the Deaf (NAD),
  • Kathleen Brockway, Deaf author and advocate,
  • Alice Hagemeyer, visionary library advocate,
  • Charm Smith, former President of the Maryland Association for the Deaf;
  • Lisa Kornberg, former Director of Maryland Governor's Office of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing; 
  • Sam Jones;
  • Emily Ferren (DCDL Task Force member),
  • Raymond Conrad (DCDL Task Force member)


Left to Right Front Row:

  • Senator Thomas V. Mike Miller, Jr, President of the Maryland Senate,
  • former Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley,
  • Michael E. Busch, late speaker of the House in Maryland. 
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