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September 16, 2005
New program will help identify hearing impaired drivers
The Connecticut Police Chiefs Association along with the state DMV and the State Commission on the Deaf and Hearing Impaired have launched a new program aimed to better alert police officers to hearing impaired drivers.
The program will provide bright green visor envelopes for hearing impaired drivers to place their license, registration and insurance information.
In Connecticut about 1 in 5 drivers is hard of hearing or deaf and the new program is designed to help police officers better communicate with drivers who are deaf or hard of hearing.
The envelopes will be available at all Connecticut Police Departments and from The Department of Motor Vehicles.
From WFSB.com
Posted by 4HL on September 16, 2005 12:43 AM
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