Awards
2006 Awardees
Barbara Bushart (Deaf individual): a Social Worker with LifeSpan for her work with the Deaf elderly community.
Susan John (Hearing individual): a NYS Assembly member for her continuous legislative support for the Community Interpreter Training grant through the National Technical Institute for the Deaf.
Rochester Recreation Club for the Deaf (Nonprofit Organization): for many years of service to the Deaf community and a host of Rochester Deaf Awareness Week.
WHAM-TV 13 (For-profit Business): for on-going commitment to presenting the Deaf community in a positive manner through the media.
2004 Awardees
Susan Demers Postlethwait (Deaf individual): Countless Deaf consumers have learned to become more independent with Susan’s dedication, outstanding work ethic, integrity and professionalism as Deaf Services Coordinator at the Regional Center for Independent Living.
Hanna S. Cohn, Esq. (Hearing individual, deceased): As a result of her generous gift to Public Interest Law Office of Rochester, a Deaf Attorney was hired to serve nearly 140 low-income Deaf and hard of hearing clients for legal representation, outreach and education.
Rush-Henrietta School District (Nonprofit Organization): The largest and most successful scholastic ASL program in the greater Rochester area was made possible by the persistent efforts and leadership of this school district.
New York Relay Service (For-Profit Business): An award-winning public service announcement was effective in enabling New York State TTY callers, and their hearing families, friends and co-workers, to enjoy unlimited telecommunications access.
2002 Awardees
Chuck DiVincenzo (Deaf individual): He was recognized by the members of the Deaf community for his tireless efforts to enhance the social life for Deaf people. He was instrumental in expanding and improving the Rochester Recreation Club for the Deaf.
Sergeant Cheryl Franks (Hearing individual): Cheryl did an outstanding job serving as a liaison between the Deaf community and the Rochester Police Department.
Regal Cinemas Henrietta Cinema 18 (For-Profit Business): The Deaf community was deeply appreciative of Regal's commitment in providing the open captioned films.
Center for Disability Rights (Nonprofit Organization): Their continuous efforts to protect the rights of Deaf individuals with developmental disabilities. CDR also employs a large number of Deaf workers as well.
2000 Awardees
Sally Taylor (Deaf individual): Her commitment to advance the quality of life for Deaf Rochesterians is legendary. In one of her several community services, she served as the Editor of Deaf Rochester News.
Linda Kelly (Hearing individual): As a supervisor at Embury Group Home (DePaul Community Services), she was widely recognized for being a wonderful and effective advocate for her consumers who were Deaf with mental illnesses.
(For-Profit Business): None
Deaf Rochester News (Nonprofit Organization): For their hard volunteer work and effort to provide a quality local Deaf-run newspaper.
1999 Awardees
Robert Menchel (Deaf individual): His strong advocacy skills brought captioned films to Rochester. Today, Deaf and hard-of-hearing moviegoers now enjoy going to the theater to watch Open-Captioned (OC) movies.
Greg Livadas (Hearing individual): A "Deaf Beat" staff writer from the Democrat & Chronicle newspaper who wrote numerous stories and issues about Deaf Culture.
Wegmans (For-Profit Business): This company was recognized for its ongoing support and contributions to Rochester Deaf and Hard of Hearing communities.
Lifetime Health (Nonprofit Organization): For their initiative to bring in Dr. Carolyn Stern, a deaf physician and Dr. Timothy Malia, who is a fluent in ASL, to better serve Deaf health care consumers.
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