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 The next HLA-NC meeting is scheduled for Saturday, February 6, 2010 at 10:00 AM at Heritage Green in Greensboro. This will focus primarily on planning for our "Invisible No More" effort that we expect to go "National". See Directions/Map to Heritage Green. We will also address:
- approval of draft minutes from the November 2009 meeting. Please review them here and submit any corrections to Joyce Adler before the meeting.
- purchase of presentation boards, portable tents, banners to upgrade our presence at health fairs and other public events.
- whether we should confirm our current 501-c.3. status or move under the National umbrella.
Please send other agenda items to President
Michael Eury at: euryman@gmail.com by Thursday, Feb 4.
Don't miss the next HLAA National Convention:
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 THANKS FOR STEPPING UP! The first North Carolina Walk4Hearing, held in Durham on October 3rd, was a rousing success, raising $34,396.00 for hearing loss-related causes!
Sunshine was in abundance, and so were smiles, as 275 enthusiastic walkers were in attendance for this inaugural event.
See the photos of this great event at:
That site will let you view or download individual photos or see a slide show.
See the movie to relive it or see the excitement you missed, checkout these Window MetaFile (.wmf) movies that can be played while they stream in:
We’d like to acknowledge our Top Five Teams, who raised the most money for the event:
- Triangle Area Hitch-Up (Holly Medlin, captain)
- The Leadership Trust (Holly Latty-Mann, captain)
- Ear Buds (Rose Rummel-Eury, captain)
- Beethoven’s Brigade (Julie Bishop, captain)
...... and a tie for fifth place between:
- Team Turtles (Carla Laffra, captain) and
- Stepping Up in the Mountains (Dianna Attaway, captain)
The Top Five (earning) Walkers were:
- Holly Latty-Mann
- Kimberly Hoenecke
- Julie Bishop
- Michael Eury
- Dianna Attaway
And our new friend Koen Laffra was acknowledged as Top Young Walker!
It’s not to late to donate! If you missed out on Walk4Hearing and would like to support this worthy cause, or participated but wish to make an additional donation, you may at http://hlaa.convio.net/site/TR?fr_id=1560&pg=entry,
Special Thanks! to Joyce and Julie, our NC Walk4Hearing Co-chairs. This Walk4Hearing wouldn't have happened without their hard work. Coordinating all the stuff that makes a walk successful can be fun and rewarding, but it's certainly not a "Walk in the Park".
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Want to be inspired? Check out this great CAPTIONED video about Walk4Hearing.
(Tip: The  button below the playing video will improve the captions.
Watch this space for more information, coming soon, on how to participate in our own North Carolina Walk4Hearing.
 Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA), formerly Self Help for Hard of Hearing People (SHHH), is the most respected non-profit organization for people with hearing loss. HLA-NC, formerly NCSHHH, is a State-level association of HLAA. There are several local HLA Chapters in North Carolina.
To make a call with WebCaptel, Click on the image above while holding down the Cntl-Key.
See the NEW Hearing Loss Association Public Service Announcement.
Note: This copy is streamed from the Internet, so it works best with a broadband connection.
Who should be involved with HLAA? You should be involved in HLAA at some level if you use a hearing aid or cochlear implant (or think you might get one), are friends or family with someone with a hearing loss, are a professional related to hearing loss. Learn More about HLAA, HLA-NC and Chapters in North Carolina.
Click on the links in the images or, if you miss one, then click on the links below:
HLAA: Benefits,
Join
NC Assistive Technology Program
HLAA E-News
CapTel Phones
Free Weather Alert Radio at
1-877-261-3116
NC Telecommumications Access
NC Regional Resource Centers
Use the PicoSearch field below to search for things at this site.
- Multiple words find all pages using any of the words.
- Quote signs around several words only find pages using that whole string.
- "+" signs in front of any term require all found pages to include that term.
New Hearing Loss Glossary: Check out HLA-NC's new Hearing Loss Glossary.
It's not completely finished, yet, but if you want, you can help by submitting terms or definitions. If the glossary doesn't pop-up on the left of your screen, then you may have to disable your pop-up blocker (try selecting the link while holding down the Cntl key). If that doesn't work try this alternate link to glossary.
3D Model of Inner Ear: To see and interact with this 3D Model of the Inner Ear
 , you'll need Shockwave and a reasonably fast computer. It may take a couple of minutes to load on a dialup, too, but it could be worth the wait.
These web pages provide news, information and paid advertisements for things related to hearing loss. None of these should be considered as product, program or service endorsements by Hearing Loss Association of America, Hearing Loss Association of North Carolina or the local chapters in North Carolina.
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These web pages have been tested to work correctly on recent versions of Microsoft Internet Explorer and on Netscape 4.7 and later. The pages also work under limited testing on the latest Mac OS.
You must have Javascript enabled, and for two pages (People and the Glossary pages under Projects), you must allow popup windows. If you use a popup blocker, consult your instructions on how to authorize those pages to open their popup windows.
If you have any questions, problems or recommendations for these web pages, please email Steve Barber.
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 Winter 2010 Newsletter: View or download the Summer 2010 edition of our the Hearing Loss Association of North Carolina newsletter. Feel free to print them out and share with friends or your hearing health care providers.
Soon, we'll be emailing an announcement and an electronic copy to every HLAA member in North Carolina. We also will print and mail copies to HLAA members who don't have email. Chapters are encouraged to print and distribute copies at meetings, health fairs and at other outreach opportunities.
If you missed an earlier newsletter last fall, you can still get them:
Relive Camp Woodbine: Camp Woodbine is a non-profit camp in North Raleigh that offers children who are deaf or hard of hearing and their families a chance to participate in a day of fun and excitement at the camp. Camp Woodbine is free for the children and their families. For more information (including photos coming soon and information about the 2010 program, see www.campwoodbine.com.
Several HLA-Wake Chapter members volunteered at this year's camp in October. See if you can spot the HLA-Wake volunteers in the movie:
These are Windows Movie Player (.wmv) files that will play on computers compatible with that player. Depending on your browser and broadband speed, you may have to wait for enough of the movie to download that play doesn't overtake the streaming.
UNCG ADULT COCHLEAR IMPLANT GROUP The adult cochlear implant rehab group at the UNCG Speech and Hearing Clinic welcomes new patients! The group meets at the UNCG Speech and Hearing Clinic, 3rd Floor Ferguson Building, at the corner of Spring Garden and Highland Ave., on Wednesdays at 4 PM. Medicare now covers this service. Contact: Lyn Mankoff at 336-334-5939.
Signed and Captioned H1N1 Information: North Carolina Services for the Deaf and the Hard of Hearing (NCDSDHH) has published links containing flyers, and videos that are signed and captioned with information about Swine Flu (now called H1N1). Click Here to see that page. Some videos are signed; some are captioned. You may need to select the "cc" option on videos that are captioned.
Welcome Renewing Advertiser: 
Please welcome Pure Direct Sound which has renewed their HLA-NC Banner Ad. Dick Myers, the owner, says they specialize in providing "high quality hearing aid compatible listening products delivering "pure direct sound".
If you would like an ad on our site, please see Getting Your Ad. Now, you can pay on-line!
Hearing Aid Assistance Tax Credit: The Hearing Aid Assistance Tax Credit bill is currently be considered by both the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate. If passed, taxpayers would receive a tax credit of $500 per qualified hearing aid every 5 years. The effective date would be December 31, 2009.
(You can read the bill text here www.hearingaidtaxcredit.org/hr1646.cfm).
The Hearing Aid Tax Credit coalition is looking for volunteers to participate in some in-district office visits to advocate for this bill. Specifically, they need professionals and/or families with children who use hearing aids and who live near Raleigh, NC and are represented by Rep. Bob Etheridge. His district includes: all or part of Chatham, Cumberland, Franklin, Harnett, Johnston, Lee, Nash, Sampson, Vance and Wake counties. To find out if Bob Etheridge represents you go to this Web Site.
You can learn more about this initiative at this www.hearingaidtaxcredit.org
If you can help, please contact Andy Bopp for more details!
Consumer Checklist Available: HLAA’s “Purchasing a Hearing Aid, A Consumer Checklist” is now available at the HLAA web site. Download it and be ready to take with you to the dispenser’s office when you purchase your hearing aid. While you're at that web page, check out the other great resources at the bottom of that page.
Captioned TV and Movies on Your Computer: Did you know you can watch TV on your computer, even without a TV tuner? Click on the image below to see an episode of "Bones" in a small window in this web page, or CLICK HERE, to see it larger. It even offers you a chance to display closed captions (click on the "cc" after the show starts) and in High Definition (click on the HD 480p button) and full screen (click on the full screen button). Lots more captioned shows to choose from at the www.hulu.com Captioned Collection. Turn up the speakers if you want to hear the audio. You'll need to hover your mouse over the image after the introductory commercial to see the menu items. Don't even bother if you don't have a broadband Internet connection.
Captioned Talks on Your Computer: Did you know you can attend hundreds of world class talks on your computer for free, even without a TV tuner? See www.ted.com/index/php/themes to get an idea how great this is.
 Deaf/Hard of Hearing Camp: Sertoma Deaf Camp is a coed camp for youth who are deaf, hearing impaired, or CODA. Camp week will include three age groups with special camp activities designed for fun and learning. For more information see Sertoma Deaf Camp.
Free Camp: Camp Woodbine is a non-profit camp in North Raleigh that offers children who are deaf or hard of hearing and their families a chance to participate in a day of fun and excitement at the camp. Camp Woodbine is free for the children and their families. For more information see www.campwoodbine.com.
Job Postings:
- NC DSDHH: North Carolina Dept of Services for the Deaf and the Hard of Hearing is seeking a Telecommunications Program Administrator. For more information, see details The job is based in Raleigh and ASL Skills required.
- CapTel Consultant, Asheville and surrounding Areas (14 counties). Position requires being able to communication with various consumers, particularly Senior Citizens, provide training on CapTel (captioned telephone), presentations in the catchment counties, promote awareness of CapTel and WebCapTel to consumers and other interested parties. Part Time, flexible work hours. For more information, please contact Kim Calabretta at kim.m.calabretta@sprint.com
Charlotte Chapter Posts Schedule for Year: See a Flyer showing upcoming Charlotte chapter meetings.
Congratulations to HLA-NC 2008 Officers: At our Feb 2008 meeting, the new officers for all but the President of HLA-NC for 2008 were swept into office by acclamation. At the May meeting, the Trustees voted to approve Michael Eury as the new President. So, we now have an excellent set of officers for 2008. It's wonderful to have fresh new ideas and enthusiasm.
HLA-NC Web Site Hits New Highs: Activity in all measures increased substantially for the HLA-NC web site for 2009 continuing a trend since 2004 when statistics were first gathered. Check out the chart below for annual results results in several categories. Another interesting statistic is that more than half of the visitors are marking our site as a "Favorite".
As you can see, estimated results for 2009 include almost 79,000 unique visitors, 80,000 visitors, and nearly 60 gigabytes of data transferred.
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Focus on Hearing Conference
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Although the great 2007 conference is over, I'll leave the selected conference related quick links here for reference.
Recognition Presentation
Speakers/Presenters
Scholarship Registrations
Continuing Education Units
Program Book
Flyer (color)
Flyer (b/w)
PowerPoint About the Conference
Tri-Fold Brochure Front
Tri-Fold Brochure Back
Tri-Fold Brochure Both Sides
(If you have a duplex printer, use "short side top stapled")
CNET Now Offers Captioned Web Video: CNET TV now captions many of the videos on their site. They are the first major video site to commit to closed captions. Check it out at CNET TV.
Just click on the 'cc' at the bottom of the video screen (oh, and choose a different video, ironically their video that announces the closed captions isn't captioned :-), but many others are and they deserve a pat on the back for making the commitment even if it takes a little time to get more videos captioned. Write them and thank them; there's a feedback link at the site.
Winston Salem Chapter Meetings: The Winston Salem chapter is start meeting again! If you are interested, please see details at the Winston Salem Chapter page.
Captioned Movies in NC!: There are now several Rear Window Captioned (RWC) equiped movie theaters in North Carolina and a few theaters showing one of their movies with Open Captions (OC). Some also offer descriptive video for people with vision loss. Usually RWC is only available in one of the theaters of a multiplex, but often it's available for every showing in that theater. With RWC, you are given a translucent plastic reflector that fits in the cup holder of your seat and you can adjust it so that it reflects the reverse captions from the back wall so you can see them. Some theaters also frequently show foreign films with English subtitles, so they are listed separately.
Some theaters also offer an email list that you can be added to so they can tell you about their schedule.
OC films are often available for one one one theater of a multi-plex, and sometimes they may only be available for an occasional showing at odd times. If you know of more, please contact me and I'll add the information here.
Rear Window Captioned
- Carolina Pavilion 22 in Charlotte
- Concord Mills 24 in Concord
- Northlake 14 in Charlotte
- Palladium Cinemas in High Point
- The White Oak multiplex in Garner
- Beaver Creek multiplex in Apex
- Mayfaire Cinema 16-Wilmington
- The Greenville Grande-Greenville
Open Captioned
- Hollywood 14-Asheville
- Stonecrest Stadium 22-Charlotte
- Franklin Square Stadium 14-Gastonia
- Carmike #14 - Hickory
- Birkdale Stadium 16-Huntersville
- North Hills Stadium 14-Raleigh
- Epic Theater, Hendersonville
Frequently Show Foreign Subtitled Films
(Check web site to she which are subtitled.)
Regal Theaters has an excellent web page that lists their OC and RWC showings by State and City.
Even Better! A new web site, www.captionfish.com, dynamically lists captioned (Open or RWC) movies in your area based on where your computer is. Check it out.
HLA-NC Web Pages Recognized:
 SHHH has named this website "2004 Best Overall State Website". The award will be presented during the 19th International HLAA Convention in Omaha, Nebraska in June.
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