9-year-old Broomfield girl inspires legislation for people with hearing loss
Third-grader Ally Tumblin s letter inspired Congressman Joe Neguse to introduce Ally s Act, a bill that will require insurance companies to cover hearing devices. Author: Lori Lizarraga Updated: 7:59 PM MST February 1, 2021
BROOMFIELD, Colo. When a 9-year-old Broomfield girl, born without her right ear and ear canal, wrote a letter to her congressman in 2019, she and her mother didn t think they would even get a response.
But young Ally Tumblin s letter inspired Congressman Joe Neguse to introduce a bill that would require insurance companies to cover hearing devices for children like Ally, all over the country.