Article: DAAA unveils captioned public service announcements to aid hearing impaired in Rochester area. (Division of Alcoholism and Alcohol Abuse)

DAAA UNVEILS CAPTIONED PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS

TO AID HEARING IMPAIRED IN ROCHESTER AREA

ROCHESTER, N.Y., May 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Marguerite T. Saunders, acting director of the Division of Alcoholism and Alcohol Abuse, today announced that the division has added open captions to its televised public service announcements, in a pilot program to aid hearing impaired persons in the Rochester area.

The project was discussed at a news conference at the J.L. Norris Alcoholism Treatment Center, which has operated a special rehabilitation program for hearing impaired clients since 1981.

Alice McDowell, director of the ATC, ...

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