Author Archives: Don Groff

April Meeting – CaptionCall – Update

Posted on March 16, 2017 by Don Groff

Wendy Davis, CaptionCall Account Manager, spoke about the Federally-funded captioning phone service established under the ADA. She demonstrated captioning on both the CaptionCall phone and CaptionCall Mobile on an iPad, and answered a wide-ranging variety of questions about the service. … Continue reading →

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March Meeting – Round Table – Update

Posted on February 25, 2017 by Don Groff

Chapter Vice President Andy Walker led a wide ranging discussion of problems in dealing with hearing loss, with a focus on solutions.  Major topics included: Television captioning:  how and when it works, how to use it, where to complain when … Continue reading →

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February Meeting MED-EL RECAP

Posted on January 24, 2017 by Don Groff

Gina Greco,  Consumer Outreach Manager at MED-EL spoke about  recent developments in cochlear implant technology at MED-EL.  She was joined by Pete Unger, a  MED-EL recipient , who spoke about his experience with hearing loss and the process of getting a … Continue reading →

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Holiday Party – Recap

Posted on November 20, 2016 by Don Groff

The holiday season was celebrated by seventeen attendees, who shared food, drink, and talk about getting through the season with hearing loss. We do not meet in January.  Our next meeting will be on February 6, 2017, when Med El … Continue reading →

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November Meeting – Recap

Posted on October 18, 2016 by Don Groff

Jennifer Raneri, AuD,  Audiologist at Collegeville Speech and Hearing spoke to 15 attendees.  She discussed a wide variety of topics of interest to the hearing loss community, including Connectivity Advances T-coil Utilization Cost Factors and Distribution Modes Cochlear Implant Programming. … Continue reading →

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October Meeting – ALD Workshop – Update

Posted on September 26, 2016 by Don Groff

Attendees had a chance to try out a variety of hearing assistance devices at the meeting. The Phonak Roger Pen system was of great interest. A number of people tried out a Bluetooth transmitter/receiver pair. The TV Ears systems, which … Continue reading →

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September Meeting – Update

Posted on August 20, 2016 by Don Groff

                   Note:  October Meeting Rescheduled to 10/10 After the summer break, chapter meetings resumed on 9/12, the second Monday of the month in September, rather than the first.  And in October, we also will meet on the second Monday, 10/10, … Continue reading →

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Picnic Recap

Posted on July 18, 2016 by Don Groff

The weather was warm, but the breeze was persistent  Twenty six HLAA members, family and friends enjoyed the afternoon at Fort Washington State Park.  Four area chapters were represented, and potluck dining worked out nicely. The MontCo chapter does not … Continue reading →

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2016 HLAA Picnic

Posted on June 21, 2016 by Don Groff

Once again, MontCo HLAA invites area HLAA members, family and friends to a picnic at  Fort Washington State Park  this year on Sunday July 17.  This is a great spot, a mile or so from the Fort Washington exit of … Continue reading →

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June Meeting – Update

Posted on June 3, 2016 by Don Groff

Bill Best spoke about recent developments in Hearing Assistance Technology.  He participated in a recent update program at the national office of HLAA.  The presentation included a number of product samples, and a wide range of supporting literature was available. … Continue reading →

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