Olga Havlová prize for aiding the deaf awarded

The Olga Havlová prize for aiding the deaf has gone to Věra Strnadová, vice-president of an association for the hearing impaired. Ms Strnadová was honoured Monday, among other things, for implementing Czech subtitles on Czech DVDs and thereby “opening up the world to the hearing impaired”. The prize is awarded annually by the Olga Havlová Foundation, established by the late wife of ex-president Václav Havel.