Author Archives: Don Groff

ASL Classes in North Wales

Posted on August 26, 2012 by Don Groff

The Deaf Hearing Communication Center http://dhcc.org  has added a new location its American Sign Language courses. The introductory course will now be offered in North Wales. For details, follow this link. http://dhcc.org/?page_id=1378

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Ice Age – Sony Closed Captioning

Posted on July 23, 2012 by Don Groff

We went to the Regal in Plymouth Meeting today to try out the Sony closed captioning system in use at Regal Theatres, directed there by the wealth of information on CaptionFish. The movie was Ice Age – Continental Drift, but … Continue reading →

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June Meeting – Social

Posted on May 30, 2012 by Don Groff

Annual Dessert Social Our next meeting will feature our annual dessert/finger food social. Come and discuss your vacation plans with other chapter members, and find out what others are planning to do this summer.  We’ll meet at 6 p.m. at … Continue reading →

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May Meeting – Round Table

Posted on May 3, 2012 by Don Groff

Our next meeting will feature the ever popular rap session. Here’s your chance to share experiences, something you’ve read or whatever you’d like with other chapter members and learn a few things yourself. We will also talk about topics for … Continue reading →

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April Meeting – Alan Kutner – Movie Captioning – Back to Jeanes!

Posted on March 28, 2012 by Don Groff

Montco returns to the Jeanes Library! Renovations on the Jeanes Library have now been completed and the library is welcoming our chapter back to their brand new meeting room. Our April meeting and future meetings will be at the William … Continue reading →

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March Meeting Recap

Posted on March 8, 2012 by Don Groff

It was our last meeting at Mercy Suburban, and next month we return to the Jeanes Library  , where the renovation and expansion program is now complete. The topic at the March meeting dealt with how to communicate with people with … Continue reading →

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The March Meeting – Communicating….

Posted on February 22, 2012 by Don Groff

After a winter break, our meetings resume on Monday March 5, at 6:30 in the Gerber Room at Mercy Suburban Hospital. The topic will be Communicating with People with Hearing Loss.  A local Realtor and Professor of Sociology with take … Continue reading →

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A Review of Some Hearing Aid Accessories

Posted on February 11, 2012 by Don Groff

There is a nice review of current assistive listening devices in the Hearing Review journal, which you can rea online at http://www.hearingreview.com/issues/articles/2012-02_06.asp It does not, however, pay very much attention to conventional large area loops and conventional T-coil technology, except … Continue reading →

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A Black and White Masquerade Party

Posted on January 27, 2012 by Don Groff

A Black and White Masquerade Fundraiser Party will be hosted by Gen X and Bucks County Chapters  in King of Prussia on March 24 Details   HERE .

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The Great Courses

Posted on January 16, 2012 by Don Groff

I just ordered another DVD course from The Great Courses . We’ve been through a number of their offerings, and have found them to be of high quality, and well worth the $75 or so that they cost, at least … Continue reading →

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