Author Archives: Don Groff

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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December Meeting – Party – Update

Posted on November 19, 2018

There were 20 in attendance at the party, including a few visitors.  Members contributed a variety of food and drink. Chris Doig demonstrated a Roger Pen system to a number of members HLAAMCC does not meet in January.  Our next … Continue reading →

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November 5 Meeting – Resound

Posted on October 30, 2018

Michael Hahn, Regional Sales Manager for GN Resound will speak about advances in hearing aid technology.  He will be discussing Resound products, and how to get the most out of them and their accompanying apps, including wireless technology. There will … Continue reading →

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October Meeting – Recap

Posted on September 14, 2018

Our October 1 meeting was a discussion of the last year and plans for the coming year.  A wide range of topics was discussed by the 13 attendees. Elected New Officers: Andy Walker, President, Chris Doig,  Vice-President Cathie Harvey,  Treasurer … Continue reading →

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September Meeting Cancelled

Posted on August 3, 2018

MontCo HLAA will not meet in September. Our normal September meeting date, the second (rather than the first) Monday falls in Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. The following Monday is not available because of the book sale at Jeanes … Continue reading →

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