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CHAPTER OFFICERS Co-Presidents: Teri Wathen: teriwathen@sbcglobal.net Paula Holzband: paulamoh@gmail.com Vice President: Mary Honomichl: mmhonomic@comcast.net Treasurer: Allan Ofield: ofield98@yahoo.com Newsletter Editor: Mary Honomichl: mmhonomic@comcast.net

March 2010 Volume 11, Number 3

Hearing Loss Association of America is the largest

consumer organization dedicated to the well being of

people with hearing loss. We believe people can help

one another, be helped, and participate successfully in

society. Our primary purpose is to educate ourselves

and those around us about the causes, nature and

complications of hearing loss and what can be done to

help. To join the local chapter, please write us at the

above address or come to one of our monthly

meetings. Our meetings have the following facilities

available to attendees: Real Time Captioner and

Induction Loop System.

We now meet at St. Luke’s United Methodist Church, Room R23. The ad-dress is 3471 Westheimer at Edloe, Houston, TX 77027. This is a second floor location and there is an elevator if you need it.

Hearing Loss Association of Houston (Formerly SHHH Houston Chapter)

PO Box 572091

Houston TX 77257-2091

Website!!: www.hearingloss-houston.org (Be sure to type the dash between loss and Houston.

Best viewed with Internet Explorer Browser.)

We are an affiliate of Hearing Loss Association of

America based in Bethesda, Maryland.Website:

http://www.hearingloss.org

March 6; 8 am to 5 pm. The wonderful people at St.

Luke’s United Methodist are hosting a Hearing Loss

Workshop! "St. Luke's Methodist Church, 3471

Westheimer, Houston, TX is sponsoring its second

annual hearing loss workshop March 6, 2010 from

9:30 AM - 3 PM. The featured speaker will be Dr.

Neil Bauman, who will present "Six Steps to Living

Successfully With Hearing Loss". See brochure on

page 4.

March 13, 9:30 a.m. Monthly Meeting, program will

be: "Your Hearing Loss in the Medical Setting".

We will discuss ways to improve our understanding

in hospitals, clinics, doctors offices, etc. Please bring

your suggestions and questions and be prepared to

participate in this lively interactive program! Hos-

pital kits assembled by the San Antonio chapter will

be available! Bring your favorite brunch item to

share.

March 23 at the Health Museum; Genetics & Hear-

ing Loss discussion. 6:30 to 8 p.m. Flyer on Page 3.

April 10, 2010; 9:30 a.m. Monthly meeting. The

program will be “Laugh a Lot, Friends” given by

Jeanette Lazarofsky.

Notice:: NO Cochlear Implant meeting in April, as the

CPR/AED training will take its place.

SAVE THE DATE!! HLA Houston chapter, along

with American Red Cross-Greater Houston Area

Chapter and Texas Arrhythmia Institute, is sponsor-

ing a CPR-AED training on Saturday, April 24 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. See Flyer on page 2 with link

to the enrollment website.

May 8, 2010; 9:30 a.m. Monthly Meeting.

June 17-20: National HLAA convention in

Milwaukee, Wisconsin! http://www.hearingloss.org/convention/index.asp

Convention scholarships available for Young

Adults from the HLA Houston Chapter If you are a young adult 18 to 35 and would like to

attend the HLAA convention June 17-20, please ap-

ply to Teri Wathen at teriwathen@sbcglobal.net.

The scholarship consists of the registration and a

stipend.

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WANT CPR TRAINING? CAN’T HEAR THE INSTRUCTOR? DON’T KNOW WHAT’S GOING ON?

NOW IS YOUR CHANCE!NOW IS YOUR CHANCE!NOW IS YOUR CHANCE!NOW IS YOUR CHANCE! Any person with hearing loss is urged to enroll in this course.

Bring your friends and family.

ADULT CPR and AED* TRAINING CLASS with CART (real time captioning) and Sign Language Interpreters

*AED = (automatic external defibrillator)

Saturday, April 24, 2010

8:00am-12:30pm

American Red Cross Headquarters

2700 Southwest Freeway

Houston, TX 77098

(on feeder road going south from Kirby)

Cost: $10.00 per person

Register online at www.houstonredcross.org/en/cev/2845

This class is sponsored at a reduced cost by Hearing Loss Association of Houston in partnership with Texas Arrhythmia Institute and American Red Cross Greater Houston Area

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The HLAA Convention is a highly interactive, accessible event for anyone

affected by hearing loss. Dynamic speakers, lots of great workshops, a stag-

gering range of hearing loss related products in the huge Exhibit Hall, ser-

vices, information, and more.

Milwaukee is a premiere Midwestern meeting destination. Attendees will

enjoy state-of-the-art convention facilities convenient to the heart of Milwau-

kee’s dynamic downtown with an array of shopping, dining, cultural & night-

life opportunities. For more details or to register, go to

http://www.hearingloss.org/convention/index.asp or call (301)- 657-2248. For first-time attendees there is a special registration discount! That’s right,

if you have never been to an HLAA convention before, now is your chance!

EVENINGS WITH GENETICS Evenings with Genetics is a monthly seminar series sponsored by Baylor College of Medicine

and Texas Children’s Hospital. Seminars are free and open to the community.

March 23, 2010 Turning Up the Volume on Adult Hearing Loss

Presented by: Dr. Frank Probst Assistant Professor Department of Molecular & Human Genetics Baylor College of Medicine

Dr. John Oghalai Associate Professor Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery Baylor College of Medicine

Dr. Richard Lewis Professor, Department of Ophthalmology Baylor College of Medicine

Mr. Jesse Pettey, Patient Advocate

We will discuss how changes in genes can cause some types of adult hearing loss, an overview of current treatments and research, as well as vision abnormalities linked to some

types of hearing loss. We will hear a personal perspective about hearing loss with information about local resources.

Time: 6:30pm – 7:00pm Light Refreshments

7:00pm – 8:15pm Seminar

Where: The Health Museum, 1515 Hermann Drive, Houston,Texas 77004 To Register: Call 832-822-4182 or email: fernbach@bcm.edu,

seating is limited, parking is free.

www.bcm.edu/eveninggenetics

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CAPTIONED ENTERTAINMENT Check http://www.moviewatcher.com/jsp/amg.jsp to find

titles and dates of OC and CC movies at AMC theatres. AMC Studio 30, Willowbrook AMC 24, Deerbrook 24, Katy Mills 20, Gulf Pointe 30, First Colony 24 also have Rear Win-dow Captioning. Be sure to request the closed captioned show when you buy tickets.

AMC is no longer listing the upcoming captioned films on

their main website. Now you have to check each theatre

individually to locate the time of any films! Or check the

daily newspaper.

Edwards Greenway Palace 24 , 3839 Weslayan, have also

been showing OPEN captioned movies. They are showing

the ‘OC’ in front of the movie that is captioned, so check

www.REGmovies.com and input ‘Houston’ in the search

field, or the daily newspaper for movie dates & times.

You may link to the open captioned movies in Texas at :

http://www.regmovies.com/nowshowing/opencaptionedsho

wtimes.aspx#TX

Another source of captioned movie listings is

http://www.fomdi.com/ You will need to input your

zip code.

New source for captioned movies:-go to

www.captionfish.com and click on ‘change Search”

Button. Then enter your city and state & click ‘Go’.

IMAX @ Museum of Natural History-Rear Window Cap-

tioning- Anytime –Ask for the device at the door. Not all

films are captioned so please ask before you buy tickets.

Alley Theatre-615 Texas Avenue,

For tickets to the Alley Theatre call the Box office at

713 228-8421 (voice) through Relay Texas.

www.alleytheatre.org -Click on “Education and Commu-

nity” on top bar, then click on “Programs for the Audi-

ence” then on “Access Services”. **Discounted tickets are

available from Illuminations Arts: (713) 529-6910

Voice/FAX (813) 529-6909 TTY**.

Captions are provided at the Saturday matinee perform-

ance during the preview week.

Toyota Center: For non-Rockets events, captioning re-

quests should go through Guest Services @ 713-758-

7230. They will make arrangements for seating and accom-

modations for the captioner.

Broadway Series-see www.broadwayacrossamerica.com/

houston for shows at the Hobby Center for the Performing

Arts. Only one show of each performance is captioned.

The TDD# for tickets is 800-755-6244, or phone (713) 627-

3570. Be sure to request tickets in the best spot to read the

captioning. Please confirm this when you call to request

tickets).

Theatre Under the Stars: Check www.tuts.com for details and ticket information.

Single tickets are available at 713-558-8887 or online, or at

the TUTS box office, M-F 9am-6 pm; Sat.-Sun 11am-4 pm.

A.D. Players -Captioned Plays: ( www.adplayers.org )

Call the box office at 713-526-2721. 2719 West Alabama.

Be sure you request a seat with the best view of the caption-

ing bar.

New Venue!!! Houston Family Arts Center at Barker Cy-

press and 290 plans to caption all its plays. The center, also

known as Berry Center, is located at 8877 Barker Cypress,

Cypress, TX 77433 . The website and tickets can be found

at: http://tickets.houstonfac.com/

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IN-SYNC CAPTIONING

2009-2010 SCHEDULE

March 6, 2010, 2:30, ALFRED HITCHOCK’S THE 39

STEPS, Alley Theatre

March 21, 2010, SOUTH PACIFIC, TUTS

April 10, 2010, 2:00, IN THE HEIGHTS, Broadway Houston

April 17, 2010, 2:30, HARVEY, Alley Theatre

May 9, 2010, 7:30, LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRE, Tuts

May 22, 2010, 2:30, INTELLIGENCE-SLAVE, Neuhaus

Theatre

May 29, 2010, 2:00, YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN, Broadway

Houston

June 6, 2010, 2:30, BOEING-BOEING, Alley Theatre

July 3, 2010, 2:00, WICKED, Broadway Houston

July 22, 2010, 8:00, WICKED, Broadway Houston

Listing provided by In-sync Captioning service and Teri Wa-

then.

Go Green! We have a number of members who receive our newslet-

ter via email. If you would like to receive it in email

please email the editor at mmhonomic@comcast.net with your email address.

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Directory Project Started

Your chapter officers are working on a project to compile a Hearing Loss Directory for the Southeast

Texas area. Please let your officers know if you would like to help on this project Email Lois

(ettalois@sbcglobal.net ) or Teri Wathen if you can help, and need directions to the next meeting.

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STAP

The Specialized Telecommunications Assistance Program

(STAP) was devised to assist individuals with disabilities

to obtain a specialized telecommunications device or ser-

vices to facilitate access to the telephone system. STAP

provides a voucher to eligible individuals that may be ex-

changed for specialized telephone equipment or ser-

vices. Communication Axess Ability Group provides an

equipment demonstration room conveniently located at

our North Loop office. You may schedule an appoint-

ment by calling 713.807.1176 or you may e-mail the

STAP Specialist, Ray Wathen, at

ray.wathen@caag4.com

HOH

Communication Axess Ability Group proudly offers Hard

of Hearing Services (HOH) through a grant from the De-

partment of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services (DARS)

- - Office for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services. The

basis for HOH is to eliminate communication barriers and

to facilitate communication access through projects to

expand or otherwise improve the provision of service to

individuals who are hard of hearing, late deafened or oral

deaf. To schedule a speaking engagement, seminar or

conference, call 713.807.1176 or e-mail the Houston

coordinator, Teri Wathen, at

HLRS6A@dars.state.tx.us .

HEARING SYSTEMS INC. NEW LATEST DIGITAL HEARING AIDS

Widex, Oticon, Seimens, Phonak, Unitron

Demonstration Room / Large Stock of TTY’s

And other Assistive/Alert Device

Audio Loop, FM and Infrared Systems

Earmolds - Batteries - Testing - Assistive Products - Hearing Aids

Max McCarthy, M.A., CCC-A Les Callaway

(281) 855(281) 855--8916 (Voice/TTY) 4654 Hwy 6 N, Ste. 2018916 (Voice/TTY) 4654 Hwy 6 N, Ste. 201

www.hearingsystemsinc.com Houston, TX 77084

Disclaimer:

Mention of goods or services in articles or advertisements

does not mean HLA Houston endorsement, nor should

exclusion suggest disapproval. Please let our advertisers

know that you appreciate their interest in our group.

Mary Dopico Reporting Services 6142 Southwell Lane League City, Texas 77573

Mary C. Dopico, CSR, RPR, CRR TCRA LEVEL IV CART PROVIDER

O 713/520-0084 Fax 713/521-1118 H 281/316-0260 Fax 281/316-0261

C 713/829-2599

YOUR ad could be here. Contact the chap-

ter mail address to place an ad. Please in-

clude a scannable business card, or email a

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HLAA MEMBERSHIP

Hearing Loss Association of America, (formerly SHHH -

Self Help for Hard of Hearing People Inc.), is a national

organization headquartered in Bethesda, MD.

You are invited to join the national organization. HLAA

dues, payable annually in the month of joining, are $25 a

year and include a subscription to the bi-monthly, award

winning Hearing Loss Journal, which is always filled with

interesting and pertinent articles on hearing loss. Renewals

of National membership dues are billed directly by

National HLAA.

Name_________________________________________

Address_______________________________________

City___________________________________________

State___________________Zip____________________

Email:_________________________________________

Annual Dues:

Individual $35.00 _________________

Couple/Family $45 __________________

Student $20 ________________________

Professional $60 _________________________

(Benefits include being in the online catalog)

Non-Profit Org & Libraries $50 _________________

Corporate $300 ________________________

(with upgraded benefits)

Check benefits for each level at www.hearingloss.org/membership

Make Check Payable to “HLAA” and Mail to:

Hearing Loss Association of America

7910 Woodmont Ave., Suite 1200

Bethesda, MD 20814

Or you may join online by credit card at :

http://www.hearingloss.org

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Reminder: Our chapter newsletter subscriptions are based on the calendar year and the 2010 subscrip-

tions are due now. Please mail in the form on page

7, or you may bring your check to the monthly meet-

ing to give to Treasurer Allan Ofield. "

Yahoo Email Group

Did you know we have a yahoogroup listserve email

group? If you are not on the email group & would

like to be, please send a note to Mary Honomichl at

mmhonomic@comcast.net to add you to the list. Often things happen between meetings we all need to

be aware of. You do not have to be a chapter mem-

ber or HLAA National member to join the list! (But

we would like you to become a member of either or

both!)

Hearing Loss Association of Houston

(formerly SHHH Houston Chapter) HLA Houston Chapter is an affiliate of Hearing Loss Association

of America. Please remember that making a donation to the

Houston chapter does NOT automatically make you a member of

HLAA. We encourage you to join both so you may receive maxi-

mum benefit from your membership. Membership donations for

the Houston chapter are $12 per year for individuals, or $20 per

year for a family, which includes a subscription to the monthly

newsletter.

Date____________________

Name___________________________________

Street_____________________________________

City__________________State________Zip______

Home Phone: ( )________________________

Circle: V or TTY or both

Business Phone: ( )______________________

Circle: V or TTY or both

Fax: ( )_________________________________

E-Mail Address:________________________________

Would you like your Email address added to the chapter

group list on Yahoo Groups? Yes or No

Would you prefer an email newsletter in place of the paper

copy? Yes or No

Would you like to include your above personal information

in the membership directory? Yes or No

HLA Houston Membership – includes

newsletter subscription:

Individual ($12) $______________

or Family ($20) $_____________

National’s Founder’s Day

contribution (voluntary) $_________________ Additional Tax Deductible Local contribution –

helps pay the newsletter and outreach expenses

(voluntary) $________________

Total enclosed $________________

Make checks payable to: HLA Houston Chapter

and mail to: PO Box 572091

Houston, TX 77257-2091

Reminder: We welcome your donations in memory

of , or in honor of, a loved one, or to commemorate

any life event.

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HEARING LOSS ASSOCIATION OF HOUSTON CHAPTER MEETS ON SECOND SATURDAY OF EACH MONTH, except for June and December, at 9:30 AM., At ST. Luke’s United Methodist Church, 3471 Westheimer at Edloe, Houston, TX 77027. Room R23. Park behind the church and walk through the fenced garden. We will try to have a sign pointing the way.

HLA of HOUSTON CHAPTER PO BOX 572091 HOUSTON TX 77257-2091

VOLUME 11 NUMBER 3

March 2010

Calendar:

March 6, 8:30 to 2 pm-Hearing Loss Work-

shop at St. Luke’s United Methodist Church

March 13, 2010, 9:30 a.m.—Monthly Meeting-

Program on Hospital setting

March 23, 6:30 to 8:15 pm-Genetics & Hearing

Loss at the Health Museum

April 10, 2010, 9:30 a.m.-Monthly meeting,

program on Laughter

April 24-CPR/AED training, see page 2

May 8, 2010, 9:30 a.m. Monthly Meeting