Category Archives: General

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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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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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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CI Blog

Posted on December 31, 2011 by Don Groff

MontCo member Elaine Goldberg got her cochlear implant on December 19. You can read about her experience on her blog:  http://myciadventure.blogspot.com/

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Looped at Shannondell

Posted on October 27, 2010 by Don Groff

Largely at the instigation of MontCo HLA member Claire Fitzgerald, the Performing Arts Theatre at Shannondell at Valley Forge is now equipped with an induction loop system. My wife and I were guests of the Fitzgeralds there last night at … Continue reading →

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CI Panel

Posted on April 28, 2010 by Don Groff

Members of MontCo HLA participated in a discussion panel on cochlear implants at the Montgomery County (PA) Intermiediate Unit on April 26, and organized by its staff . Attendees included parents of children with or being considered for CI’s, IU … Continue reading →

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April Meeting – Sprint

Posted on April 26, 2010 by Don Groff

At the April meeting, Arthur Moore, an account executive with Sprint. The focus was on products and services of value to the hard of hearing and deaf communities, especially the Blackberry and similar products. Mr. Moore, who is deaf, was … Continue reading →

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YouTube Captions

Posted on March 8, 2010 by Don Groff

I’m not sure where this originated, but it’s worth sharing: As I hope most everyone knows, YouTube recently started providing automatic transcription/captioning for all new videos uploaded to YouTube. I just did a search for a new video to doublecheck … Continue reading →

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ODHH Community Forum

Posted on March 8, 2010 by Don Groff

Members of the MontCoHLA chapter attended a Community Forum for People with Hearing Loss presented by the Pennsylvania Office for the Deaf & Hard of Hearing (ODHH) in Plymouth Meeting on March 3. ODHH Representative Denise Brown described the organization … Continue reading →

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Visiting Mr. Green

Posted on February 16, 2010 by Don Groff

Members of Philadelphia area HLA chapters attended a performance of “Visiting Mr. Green”, a play by Jeff Baron, at the Hedgerow Theatre in Media, on February 7, between major snow storms. The performance was Open Cationed, using equipment provided by … Continue reading →

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