Author Archives: Don Groff

HLAA Picnic

Posted on July 18, 2019

Several dozen HLAA members and friends enjoyed the annual picnic at Fort Washington State Park on July 14.   Warm and breezy weather made for a very enjoyable afternoon, as did a variety of food and drink. The September 9 meeting … Continue reading →

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HLAA Picnic

Posted on July 2, 2019

Once again MONTCO HLAA invites HLAA members, families and friends to a picnic at Fort Washington State Park on Sunday July 14, 2019. This is our fifth time at this great spot, just about a mile from the Fort Washington … Continue reading →

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June Meeting

Posted on June 5, 2019

At our June 3 meeting we discussed the creation of a Mission Statement.  Members offered a wide variety of ideas and concepts that will be distilled into a formal statement, to be approved at a later meeting. The chapter approved … Continue reading →

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May Meeting — The Current Status of Hair Cell Regeneration–

Posted on April 20, 2019

At our May 6 meeting, MontCo member Jim Saunders spoke about  hair cell regeneration in the cochlea. . Dr. Saunders has spent years researching the topic and always creates stimulating presentations. He reviewed the essential processes of hearing, and the … Continue reading →

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April 1 Meeting – Innocaption

Posted on March 13, 2019

InnoCaption is a free mobile caption service for deaf and hard of hearing people or anyone with hearing loss that runs on mobile devices such as smartphones. Matheus Goncalves , InnoCaption  Marketing Director, will describe the system in detail. There … Continue reading →

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March 4 Meeting – Update

Posted on February 19, 2019

In spite of Winter Storm Scott, several dozen members and visitors heard MontCo member Chris Doig discuss smartphone and tablet apps of interest to the hearing loss community..  She is a graduate of the N-CHATT program run by the HLAA … Continue reading →

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February 4 Meeting – Recap

Posted on January 7, 2019

Cheryl Deitz, Outreach Coordinator for Pennsylvania Captioned Telephone Relay Services (Hamilton Relay) discussed the many services provided by Pennsylvania Relay, many of which go well beyond the familiar captioned telephone service used by many of the group There 22 in … Continue reading →

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