[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 64 (Thursday, April 6, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E800]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


          RADIO VISION'S 15TH ANNUAL VOLUNTEER RECOGNITION DAY

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                        HON. BENJAMIN A. GILMAN

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, April 5, 1995
  Mr. GILMAN. Mr. Speaker, on May 6, 1995, Radio Vision, a service 
organization in my 20th District of New York which is staffed 100 
percent by volunteers, will be celebrating it's 15th annual ``Volunteer 
Recognition Day.''
  Radio Vision is a closed-circuit radio broadcasting service that 
provides news and information for the blind and sight impaired 
throughout 5 counties in the Hudson Valley region of New York. The 
volunteers who give of their time to provide the Radio Vision service 
free of charge to hundreds of sight-impaired persons is highly 
deserving of our gratitude and special recognition. Without Radio 
Vision, sight impaired people would have no access to the day-to-day 
information, especially regarding local events, that the rest of us all 
take for granted.
  A sight impaired person's access to the media is limited to listening 
to radio and TV broadcasts that briefly outline national and world news 
stories. For a person that has difficulty holding or reading a 
newspaper, local news and happenings--such as the stores which are 
having sales, where new facilities have opened in the vicinity, and 
what our neighbors are accomplishing--is difficult to obtain. Without 
Radio Vision, a blind person has little or no access to information 
about his or her community.
  Radio Vision provides a free closed-circuit radio to people who need 
help getting news. Over 100 volunteers read local news, topical 
literature, shopping hints and other vital information to the more than 
400 blind, sight impaired or otherwise disabled Hudson Valley residents 
who subscribe to the Radio Vision service.
  For the past 15 years, Daniel Hulse has done a superlative job as 
program director. In addition, Carol Cleveland has worked tirelessly to 
coordinate the volunteers who find time to aid disadvantaged members of 
their community.
  Their voluntary hard work has enriched the lives of many of my 
constituents, and I am proud to honor them today.


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