July 22, 2021 Sherri Collins, executive director of the Arizona Commission for the Deaf and the Hard of Hearing, shares remarks in American Sign Language during a 2019 march. The commission is partnering with Arizona State University’s Speech and Hearing Clinic to provide a year’s worth of hearing care to those who qualify. (Photo courtesy of ACDHH) PHOENIX – When Michele Michaels became program manager at the Arizona Commission for the Deaf and the Hard of Hearing four years ago, she started keeping track of those who called seeking services but couldn’t afford the care. Today, her list includes more than 500 names – and is being put to good use.