Year
2024
Number
NR17
Sponsor(s)
Saanich
Whereas a large and growing proportion of our citizens has hearing loss, including three quarters of seniors; And whereas hearing loss leads to delayed speech and language development in children, as well as affecting social development; And whereas a significant factor contributing to lack of hearing aid usage is the high cost of hearing aids, with BC lagging behind other provinces and territories when it comes to consistent hearing health coverage: Therefore be it resolved that UBCM lobby the provincial government for improved access to hearing health care, including funding support for hearing aids for vulnerable populations most adversely affected by hearing loss: children and seniors.
Convention Decision
Endorsed