Deaf also need storm warnings.

[ That's where the Deaf Task Force NYC comes in.]

DTFNYC HIGH ALERT! VACCINATIONS NEEDED IN THIS COMMUNITY

Time to jumpstart the passiveness in you and inject 1000mg doze of proactive adrenaline in you, and pass out FREE vaccinations to the infectious apathetic community. The city/state and government officials do not know what’s right for us, YOU DO!

Come to our meeting: Friday, February 2nd at 32 Washington Place (Silver Building-Room 403) 6:30-8:30.

There will be a CPR Demonstration/Hands-on Training. Come one, come all!

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From the newsroom of the Montgomery Advertiser, Montgomery, Alabama, Sunday, January 28, 2007 …..

Letters

Deaf also need storm warnings

Thank you for the editorial on the necessity of weather-alert systems. It is good that the entire metro area is within range of National Weather Service broadcast range.

However, in all this commendable planning, the needs of deaf and hard-of-hearing people are not being addressed. Ten percent of the population has some kind of hearing problem, so this is a significant number.

A few years ago weather alert radios were distributed by a Birmingham organization, free of charge, to deaf and hard-of-hearing citizens. The radios were supposed to be hooked up to a flashing light. These radios were impossible to set up if you didn’t possess an electrical engineering degree. Many went into the trash can.

Emergency officials need to take into consideration the deaf and hard-of-hearing population of the area, involving us in all planning and implementation stages.

Rev. Jay L. Croft
Montgomery

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