Author Archives: Don Groff

Our next meeting will be held on the second Monday of September because of the Labor Day holiday which falls on our usual first Monday meeting date. Our speaker will be Daniel Prisbrey, a representative from CaptionCall, (a subsidiary of … Continue reading →

The meeting on June 6 was an ice cream social, a good way to start the summer.

MontCo member Diana Bender, who is also Co-Director of the HLA-PA gave a presentation called “Things I Wish my Audiologist had told me!”  This was really a sort of “Mission Statement” about the matters of great interest to people with … Continue reading →

Elizabeth LeBarron, who serves as the the National States and Chapters Coordinator for HLAA was our speaker for the April meeting. She described her work in suport of local chapters, which are the core strength of the Hearing Loss Association. … Continue reading →

Karen Latimer, of Pennsylvania’s Initiative on Assistive Technology (PIAT) , was our speaker for the March meeting.  She described various aspects of PIAT’s work, including a lending library of assistive devices, and a program that can provide devices at no … Continue reading →

Our speaker this month is Karen Latimer, the Assistive Technology Specialist for Pennsylvania’s Initiative on Assistive Technology (PIAT), which is located at the Institute on Disabilities at Temple University here in Philadelphia. Karen has been involved in the field of Assistive … Continue reading →

The chapter celebrated the holiday season at the recent meeting with raspberry punch and a variety of holiday treats. Several visitors were present, and took part in the wide ranging discussions, mostly about dealing with hearing loss. A few chapter … Continue reading →

December Holiday Party Continue reading →

SEPTA’s Jim Fox speaks at MontCo HLA meeting Continue reading →