Category Archives: General

Marcia Finisdore Advocacy Award.

Posted on February 13, 2015 by Don Groff

Don Groff is  the recipient of the 2014 Marcia Finisdore Advocacy Award. This award is presented to an individual who has made significant contributions to furthering the access, rights, and dignity of people with hearing loss.  Don will receive the … Continue reading →

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Act II Playhouse Hearing Assistance

Posted on February 9, 2015 by Don Groff

See  update below. We took in a performance of Mark Twain Unplugged at the Act II Playhouse in Ambler recently, specifically to try out the hearing assistance that is offered there.  The results were disappointing, although I really appreciate the … Continue reading →

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Richard Claypool 1936-2014

Posted on December 29, 2014 by Don Groff

Long time MontCo chapter member Richard Claypool passed away on Friday Dec. 26,. The obituary can be found  here. Richard introduced me to SHHH/HLAA a decade ago.  He was a fine musician, a consummate railroad buff, and a dear friend. … Continue reading →

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Jeanes Movie Night w/ Loop – The Lunchbox

Posted on November 10, 2014 by Don Groff

Our meeting place, the Jeanes Library, has a monthly Movie Night.  The hearing loop has been incorporated into the player system, and will be used for the first time on November 20. The feature will be  The Lunchbox  , a … Continue reading →

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Jeanes Loop Presentation – Recap

Posted on September 18, 2014 by Don Groff

On October 9 Don Groff will describe the new hearing loop system in the Community Room of the Jeanes Library, in a presentation titled “Hearing Assistance in Public Places” He’ll discuss why such assistance is so beneficial to people with … Continue reading →

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Lansdale Library Loop in The Reporter Newspaper

Posted on October 14, 2013 by Don Groff

The local newspaper ran a front page spread about the hearing loop in the library’s Community Room. http://www.thereporteronline.com/general-news/20131013/lansdale-library-demos-hearing-loop-system Don

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Web Sites

Posted on May 6, 2013 by Don Groff

Here are a number of web sites that may be of interest to HLAA members: dangerousdecibels.org/                   About Noise-induced Hearing Loss http://www.noisyplanet.nidcd.nih.gov     About Noise-induced Hearing Loss hlaamcc.org                                       This site! hlaa-pa.org                                        The state HLAA hearingloss.org                  … Continue reading →

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Lansdale Loop

Posted on April 29, 2013 by Don Groff

MontCo chapter members may remember that I have installed a hearing loop in the Community Room of the Lansdale Public Library. The loop recently got its first public use. The library has a movie night,  every Friday evening at 6 … Continue reading →

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Fulton Theatre – Lancaster

Posted on August 26, 2012 by Don Groff

Alice Dungan notes that at the Fulton Theater in Lancaster,   each of their 2012/2013 season shows will have a captioned performance.  See the link to the Fulton under Accessible Events.

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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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