Public Affairs
Department
P.O. Box 1989
West Palm Beach, FL 33402-1989
(561) 355-2754
FAX: (561) 355-3819
http://www.pbcgov.com
Palm Beach County
Board of County
Commissioners
Shelley Vana
Chair
Steven L. Abrams
Vice Chair
Karen T. Marcus,
Paulette Burdick
Burt Aaronson
Jess R. Santamaria
Priscilla A. Taylor
County Administrator
Robert Weisman
"An equal opportunity
Affirmative Action Employer"
Electronic Press Release
Channel 20 to Offer Closed-Captioning
For immediate release: Date: 4-25-2006
Contact: Public Affairs, 355-2754
Beginning on Tuesday, May 2, Palm Beach County’s cable TV station, PBC-TV Channel 20, will offer real-time closed-captioning of Board of County Commissioners board meetings.This service is being made available in an effort to improve hearing-impaired viewers’ access to important government decisions and issues, in accordance with the provisions of the ADA.
“Most of the newer TV sets are closed-captioning ready, and this new feature will work with no additional equipment required,” said Public Affairs Director Beth Ingold-Love. “In case we have a major storm, we will also offer closed-captioning during all Emergency Management media briefings.”
The National Captioning Institute, the world’s largest closed-captioning company with more than 200 employees, will be providing this service to Channel 20.
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