Hi Shera- Thanks for the catch. I never updated the information in my address book. :) This time I used the e-mail address from my address book so I used the...
I just realized what a good mystery novel this could make. Let's say that a hard of hearing Wife wants her pacemaker using husband dead ... All she'd need to...
Many have predicted that BlueTooth would be enhancing our assistive technologies. This new product is intriguing (and no I don’t know any more than is in...
This has probably been discussed here, but when I returned home after two weeks away there was a lot of mail and reading on which to catch up. It tickled me...
Hi all - As part of our outreach efforts, we're putting together a brochure on loops to mail out to the HLAAbq mailing list of about 1,100 names. Before doing...
Very nice, Stephen. Artistically attractive and not too cluttered (My brochures and web pages tend to have too much junk on them, but yours is well done.) I...
Steve Frazier: Your brochure idea is downright wonderful! I like the many pictures (certainly worth thousands of words). If you would have room for one...
Steve - thanks for your input. You wrote: I prefer the term "telecoil" (rather than "T-Switch" since it describes the pickup device, not the invocation method...
Loretta - thanks for the comments - don't know if we could squeeze in another picture and text for a meeting but may try and see how it looks if I can find an...
Hi Everyone- TDI published my article in their annual Blue Book. The article is entitled, "11 Advocacy Tips for Parents".  Best, Janice Janice L. Schacter ...
Three of us from HLA-SV went to a meeting of residents at a local retirement community Thursday afternoon. The attraction was a talk and demo by CTAP...
For those who have not seen it already, here's the piece in the current People magazine on list member Janice Schacter, one of the magazine's "HEROES AMONG...
Hi Esther: Your experience with 40 people with no telecoils in their aids is what we experienced also, hence we discovered the need for legislation. An...
In speaking to HOH groups, when I ask that question (Do you have a telecoil in your HA?) it is not uncommon to receive the responses: "I don't know", and/or...
There must be some statistics comparing the number of disabled requiring wheelchair access to the number of people with hearing loss requiring hearing access...
Certainly the issue of loops and pacemakers are a concern but I can't help but think about all the hoh meetings and national conferences I've been to and ALDA,...
Esther, The Arizona bill was sponsored by a state senator from Yuma. The Arizona Commission for the Deaf and the Hard of Hearing felt that the Senate Health...
Randy, Thanks for reminding me how involved you were in helping to get that Arizona bill through the hoops. You are a champion! Today in the mail I received...
Ahh, I've been called many things but champion isn't among them. I may have been called a chumpian once but that was in North Carolina and Steve Barber may...
Randy, I many well have mentioned that the differences between "champ", "chump" and "chimp" are relatively small, and that one is sometimes used when another...
From: hlaabq@...> Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2008 22:17:26 -0700 Subject: ADVANCE for Audiologists Piece Please pardon me if it appears that I'm "blowing my own...
Hi Everyone- FYI--Apple announces captioning is now available on iTunes! This is amazing news! Best, Janice Janice L. Schacter Chair Hearing Access Program ...
Steve, I don't mind you "blowing your own horn" when you get your excellent articles published. It benefits our effort! So, congratulations! Loretta PS: I...
Steve, I took the liberty to place your article for the January/February "Advance for Audiologists," -- "Tell Patients About Their Telecoils, " in the FILES...
Esther - thanks for going to the trouble to post that piece. I send in the one that's to run in Veterans Voice next month when/if (they've promised but...) it...
Hello everyone - My office has to write scope of work which we must write specs for assistive listening device system to use for our board meetings and public...
Sherri, Are you seeking info to get an inductive loop system to add to the PA system? I personally would not have "specs" to offer. Could only refer you...
