Tom Harkin actually said...

Strong transition services from school-to-work, with a clear focus on community employment are also critical.

We are making history. It's the first time, first time a congressional committee has met for an official hearing and every witness is deaf.

For people with disabilities, it is over 60 percent unemployment, and for people with hearing disabilities, it is, about 52 percent.

Barriers to their success must also be removed.