A self-help organization
dedicated to education, advocacy and support for people who do not hear well
and those around them.
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Email at Info@hearinglossky.org
Visit our website at http://www.hearinglossky.org/
MARCH 2010
Tuesday, March 9, 2010 at 6:30 P.M.
(Just south of the VA Hospital and North of
Tuesday, March 9 meeting will feature Ms.Tina
of
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE – John Perry
I hope that everyone received the news
that our February meeting was cancelled due to weather. I was able to send out some emails to the
list serve distribution list—I understand that many folks did not receive any
emails from me. I apologize, since I was
using only one of our list serve distribution lists and not both. Thanks to Paula Esterle for contacting WLKY
32 and adding our group to their closing list that Tuesday evening.
We still need a volunteer to bring
refreshments to our Tuesday, March 9 meeting.
Also, take a look at the refreshment sign-up sheet, and take an opportunity
to showcase one of your dessert specialties. Or, assemble whatever you
have lying around the kitchen and bring that in!
We need volunteers to chair the
Fundraising Committee. We also need
someone who could act as a communications point person with the traditional
media outlets. I think our attendance
will improve the more we can get the let folks know when and where we
meet. I encourage you to consider these
opportunities for your chapter.
Kentucky Home Chapter
of Hearing Loss Association of America
now meets at 6:30 p.m. on the fourth Monday of most months at the Nelson County
Public Library. The meetings are free and open to the public.
Questions regarding this upcoming meeting or the association can be directed to
information@hearinglosskyhome.org
or 502-349-6792.
Member News - If you have any “member news” please
let us know so that we can share it. We
especially love good news!
Karen Lichtefeld was contacted by Editor, Barbara Kelley of Hearing
Loss Magazine and the article regarding her Penetrating Auditory Brain Stem
Implant will be in the next issue. Barbara Chertok also interviewed the
Surgeons and Audiologist from House Ear Institute in
We
wish a speedy recovery to David
Bayersdorfer who is recovering from hip surgery. His surgery was on Feb. 22nd.
Please
welcome Carl Pearson to the Chapter. Carl has not been to a meeting but
hopes to attend in March. He has a high frequency hearing loss in both ears and
wears bilateral hearing aids.
Our membership drive in ongoing and we now have 33 people supporting HLAK. We are still accepting Chapter Dues for October 2009-September 2010 and if you are new to the organization, the $12 can be prorated. We encourage you to also support HLAA, our national organization.
Upcoming Events
Lenten Fish Frys
Jefferson County Public
Schools through their Lifelong Learning Program is offering American Sign Language Classes. The
class is being offered at
Hearing Loss Association of
March 25, 2010 9:00 p.m. EST
Guest: Judy Sexton,
Executive Director,
Topic: Young Children
With Hearing Loss and their Family: Listening and Talking
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The Carnegie Visual and Performing Arts Center (1028 Scott
Boulevard Covington, Kentucky 41011) and the University of Cincinnati Drama
Program will present BURY THE DEAD, a
dramatic play set in World War I that explores the story of six slain
soldiers who refuse to be buried.
The show will run from April 8-24 and include closed-captioned and ASL-interpreted performances on: Thursday, April 15 at 7:30pm and Thursday, April 22 at 7:30pm
In addition, there will be post-performance discussions with local veterans, military historians, and other experts involved with the project. I hope members of your organization and the deaf and hard-of-hearing community will consider joining us for this poignant production.
Discounted
tickets are available for groups of 10 or more. If you have any questions or
would like to purchase tickets, please feel free to contact Aubrey Shermock at aubreyshermock@gmail.com
or visit www.thecarnegie.com.
HLA Kentuckiana April Meeting on
Tuesday, April 13, 2010 Ms. Julie Dalbom will speak about her
experiences as a deaf person at Gallaudet and mental health services at Seven
Counties, where she is a counselor.
Hearing Loss Association of
America 2010 Convention The Hearing Loss Association of America would like to
invite you to
Miscellaneous News
Captioned Movies Please
contact your Senator and Representative and ask them to support Ky Senate Bill 102 and Ky House Bill 439 These bills call for captioning of movies to be shown in theaters that have 5 or more
screens ---that one screen will be accessible for people who do not hear the
spoken words. This is so very important to see we have the
access as a part of our social life of inclusion with others. This bill is assigned to the House Judiciary
committee this time.
The Deaf and Hard of Hearing Community deserve equal
access to movie captioning throughout
Please
go to http://www.lrc.ky.gov/whoswho/county.htm
to find your representatives and addresses.
And/Or
you can call is 502-564-8100 and ask for the representative or senator that you
want, and refer to Senate Bill 102 and House Bill 439. Ask them to
support this endeavor.
Rep. Leslie Combs was able to get two people in the
House to co-sponsor HB 439 with her, Rep. Fred Nesler (Western
Kentucky) and Rep. Susan Westrom (
Make your voice heard so that all can
enjoy the movies! Take the time to
email them and let them know how important this legislation is to us and YOU
personally.
RESEARCH OPPORTUNITY conducted at the
In order to participate in the study, you must meet all of the following
conditions:
- You and your spouse (or spouse-like partner)
must both agree to participate.
- You OR your spouse must have a hearing loss.
- The person with hearing loss can be a hearing
aid user, a cochlear implant user, or non-device users who have a
documented hearing loss.
- The other member of the couple has to have
normal or near-normal hearing.
Participation in the study involves:
- You and your spouse will be sent questionnaires
by mail to complete and return.
- Approximately 6 weeks later, the non-hearing
impaired spouse will be asked to complete one additional brief
questionnaire, again by mail.
- We will need to know the extent of your hearing
impairment, so if a recent audiogram is not available, we will need to
test your hearing at our downtown office.
This test will take approximately 10 minutes.
This study is
being conducted by Dr. Jill Preminger, Ph.D. at the
Member Recommendations/Tips - If you use products that
are helpful to hearing loss or have any personal tips on coping with hearing
loss, please share with us.
Traveler’s Tips – We will
include a “tip” in each newsletter for the next few months
How to Notify the Airlines When it comes to
informing the airlines of your hearing impairment, all of the major
Start by giving a heads-up to
the reservation agent or travel agent that you're hearing-impaired and let them
know of any accommodations you might need. The agent will make a note on your
reservation so that anyone who pulls it up will know your background.
For airlines such as Southwest,
you'll have to shell out more money to reserve a ticket over the phone. But you
can avoid the fee by first booking online, then calling the airline with your
confirmation number and asking that your request be indicated on your
reservation.
Most airlines do offer hard-of-hearing
passengers phone assistance so that you can book your own ticket or ask any
questions. Here's how you can contact them. TTY stands for teletypewriter, TDD
is an acronym for telecommunications device for the deaf and TT means text
telephone.
American: TDD
800-543-1586
Continental: TDD/TT
800-343-9195
Delta: TDD 800-831-4488
JetBlue: TTY/TDD 800-336-5530
Southwest: TTY 800-533-1305, the
airline also offers a video relay service at SWAVRS.TV, a videophone that
allows you to do American Sign Language to a video interpreter, who in turn
will communicate your message to Southwest customer service reps
United: TDD 800-323-0170
US Airways: TTY 800-245-2966
Virgin
Captioned Movies - To find out the show times, dates and which
movies are playing at Cinema de Lux at Stonybrook and/or Showcase Cinema
de Lux 16, go to www.captionfish.com and put in
SAFE Patrol (information
worth repeating during winter driving) - If you are a deaf or
hard of hearing traveler on one of Kentucky's major highways and if you have a
pager or any other means to send out an email, you can now be less apprehensive
about your car breaking down, leaving you stranded without help. SAFE Patrol is
standing by and ready to help, free of charge.
Contact via phone or email if
your car breaks down on a major KY highway.
877-367-5982
or kytctocadministration@ky.gov.
More
details at http://www.kcdhh.org/bulletin/announcements.html
A little
humor from
While I was watching the
Superbowl I noticed a lot of people yelling "Who dat?" when the
players names were announced or a play made.
Made me wonder just how big of a hearing impaired population resides in
I conclude that it seems
like there is a need for more audiologists in the south. Could also be an opportunity for hearing aid
salesmen?
Of course there may be
many hearing impaired in
I don't think I want to be
the only one to say but I did not see any of the cochlear implant recipients
saying "Who dat?" Am sure the
implants are working. Makes one wonder. Nuff said.
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Hearing Loss Association of
HLAA, headquartered in
Want to Join Hearing Loss Association of America
You can join HLAA online at www.hearingloss.org (click on
Join/Membership). If you prefer, you can
get the form online or at a HLAK meeting and mail it in. Annual national membership dues are:
$35 individual, $45 family, $20 student, $60 professional, $50 non-profit and $300 corporate.
Hearing Loss Association of Kentuckiana (HLAK)
HLAK is the local Kentucky/Indiana
chapter located in
Want to Join Hearing Loss
Association of Kentuckiana (HLAK)
HLAK
Annual Chapter dues are $12.00 per individual/household and are due October
1. Participation in chapter activities
is encouraged. HLAK also encourages HLAA
national membership. The HLAK E-mail
Newsletter is available at no cost and can also be found on our website. If you would like to be added to the free
HLAK list serve, to receive periodic email on hard-of-hearing issues, contact
HLAK
Officers/Board:
President John Perry Info@hearinglossky.org
Vice President Bonny Zilke
Secretary
Treasurer
Historian
Outreach
Coordinator Ed Schickel
KCDHH
Representative
Ky
State Coordinator
Professional
Advisor Barbara Eisenmenger
Captioning McLendon-Kogut, 804 One
Riverfront Plaza,