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From: Ann.Stalnaker@p0.f14.n385.z1.fidonet.org (Ann Stalnaker)
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Subject: Re: Recent program on TV for Hearing Impaired
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Date: 12 Jul 90 21:28:47 GMT
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[This is from the Silent Talk Conference]

Gerry, was the program not captioned?  I hate it when shows that 
deal with hearing impairment are only in sign because not all HI 
folks can sign.
 
I recall two years ago when there was a local special dealing with 
human interest here in Lawton was shown in sign only and I protested 
afterwards and they assured me that next time it would be captioned.
This show was not advertised, so many folks missed it.
 
At the SHHH Convention last week, I chatted briefly with a Larry 
Goldberg who is in charge of The Caption Center in Boston, MA.  He 
was most helpful and informed me to keep at our local station about 
captioning the local news.  He also gave me LOADS of information 
as well as stated he would contact them if needed
 
It takes us to convince those who take things for granted what needs 
to be done.  If you need contact information on this subject matter, 
let me know and I'll send you some phone numbers and addresses.
 
Also, perhaps you and Debbie will consider attending the SHHH convention 
in Denver next year.  Several of us who attended this year are going 
to try to give a workshop dealing with telecommunication using CPUs.
 

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