January Meeting

Next Meeting: Saturday January 18, 2014  2:00 PM-4:00 PM

Where: Warwick Public Library, Sandy Lane, Warwick, RI

              Small Meeting Room

Topics:  Informal Discussion of Sharing your Experiences as a Person with Hearing loss

Since the November’s meeting was well attended and there was such an active discussion covering various topics. It was decided that the next meeting will be again an informal discussion where the participants will share their experiences or frustrations in dealing with hearing loss. People may be able to offer suggestions and solutions to your frustrations.

Again Beth Wilson will help to facilitate the discussion so everyone will have a chance to share their experiences.

So bring your questions and thoughts as this will be an interactive discussion.

Along with your questions and thoughts, bring your ideas for future topics and speakers.

One of the members is donating a $10 gift card to Dunkin Donuts so there will be a raffle for this great prize! The cost of the raffle is one dollar and the money will help with future programming !

There will be Computer Aided Real Time Captioning so that everyone can “hear” what is being said.

Directions >>>>  http://www.warwicklibrary.org/hours-directions

November Meeting

Next Meeting: Saturday November 16, 2013  2:00 PM-4:00 PM

Where: Warwick Public Library, Sandy Lane, Warwick, RI

              Small Meeting Room

Topics:  Informal Discussion of Sharing your Experiences as a Person with Hearing loss

The next meeting will be an informal discussion where the participants will share their experiences or frustrations in dealing with hearing loss. People may be able to offer suggestions and solutions to your frustrations.

There will be no speaker; however Beth Wilson will help to facilitate the discussion so everyone will have a chance to share their experiences.

So bring your questions and thoughts as this will be an interactive discussion.

There will be Computer Aided Real Time Captioning so that everyone can “hear” what is being said.

Special Event! October 5th 2013 at the Crown Plaza in Warwick

Hearing Loss Association of Rhode Island to Present
Knowledge and Intervention:
Special Program on Understanding Hearing loss

A day to leave our misconceptions and fears about hearing loss outside and gather to learn the best ways to understand and manage hearing loss from two noted experts in the field. It will also be an opportunity for all those who are interested in hearing loss to gather together and gain a better understanding of hearing loss.

When: Saturday, October 5, 2013 from 9:00-3:30 at the Crown Plaza Hotel, 810 Greenwich Ave Warwick, RI Continental Breakfast and a Deli buffet luncheon will be served. This event, including food, is free of charge.

We are fortunate to have two speakers who are very knowledgeable in their fields: Dr Douglas Beck of the Oticon Foundation and Dr. Kathleen Cienkowski, Professor in the University of Connecticut’s Speech and Hearing Department.

Intended audience: Persons with hearing loss, their families and friends, audiologists, social workers, speech- language therapists, early Intervention providers or anyone with an interest in learning more about hearing loss.

Learning outcomes: Participants will learn about causes of hearing loss and how hearing loss is diagnosed and treated, the benefits and limitations of hearing aids.
Participants will also learn their best options for getting hearing aids, how to make sure they are getting the correct device for their particular hearing loss and which sources they should be wary of.

Participants will also learn how auditory training and assistive devices may help them.

Schedule
9:00am -9:45am Registration and Continental Breakfast

10:00am- 12:00 Dr. Douglas Beck: Issues in Hearing, Listening and Cognition 
12:00-1:00pm Luncheon Buffet with time to visit exhibits
1:00pm-3:00pm Dr. Kathleen Cienkowski: The Benefit of Aural Rehabilitation
3:00pm-3:30pm Wrap-up

CART will be provided. Any additional accommodations must be submitted by August 30th

Registration Form

Pre-registration is required as attendance is limited to 75 participants 

To register, please email to HLARhodeIsland@aol.com with the following information. Each Individual must register:

Name:

Email address:

Please check below:

HOH:          Late deafened:           Deaf:                       Hearing:

Consumer:           Parent:          Professional:               (identify profession)

Registration deadline:  Friday, September 13, 2013. Email to HLARhodeIsland@aol.com

             CART will be provided. Any additional accommodations must be submitted by August 30th

You will receive an email confirming your registration

HLAA-RI wishes to thank the following for helping with the costs of this event

Click on the map below for directions to the Crown Plaza






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Golf Event Cancelled - Book event still on

The social event of Mulligan's Island is canceled as the weather is not promising. However Katherine Boutin's the author of Shouting Won't Help: Why I -- and 50 Million Other Americans -- Can't Hear You"  is on and should be a great event !

 

Ms. Bouton will be doing a reading at the Newport Public Library, 300 Spring Street, Newport. This will take place at 2:00 and run for about an hour. The door will open at 1:30. The event is in the Program Room in the lower level.

CART will be provided.

 

Please use Mapquest for driving directions to 300 Spring Street, Newport: www.mapquest.com

Hearing Loss Awareness Month Events

From a RICDHH email

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May 11th, 10am - 11:30am (FREE!)Rhode Island Parent Information Network will host a support group meeting for families with children who are deaf or hard of hearing at 1210 Pontiac Avenue, Cranston, RI 02920. Child care and sign language interpreter available upon request. For more information: Email Tara Townsend, Family Support Coordinator at townsend@ripin.org or 401-270-0101 ext. 139.
Download the flyer - please click here

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May 14th, 9am Rhode Island Deaf Senior Citizens' May Breakfast and Mother's Day Bingo at 529 Plainfield Street, Providence, RI. Breakfast starts at 9am (when doors open) and Bingo starts at 10am. Admission reservation deadline is May 10th. For information: call Diane 401-404-4892 VP or Carole 401-354-7511 VP.
Download the flyer - please click here

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May 16th, 11am - 3:30pm (FREE!)The Hearing Loss Awareness EXPO I will be held at the Department of Administration Building, Atrium, 1st Floor, One Capitol Hill, Providence, RI. The EXPO will have more than 20 exhibitors to share beneficial information and resources with people who have hearing loss. Everyone is welcome to come and see what's new! ASL Interpreter will be provided. For more information, contact Pamela Zellner at 401-256-5511 or email: pamela.zellner@cdhh.ri.gov.
Download the flyer - please click here

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May 16th, 2pm - 4pm (FREE!)Rhode Island Speech-Language-Hearing Association (RISHA) will celebrate Annual Better Hearing and Speech Month by having a display event at the Rhode Island State House, 82 Smith Street, Providence, RI. For more information, please contact RISHA President, Ellen Connery at Ellenconnery@verizon.net or visit RISHA's website.
Download the flyer - please click here

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May 16th, 6pm - 8pm (FREE!)TV and Internet Captioning for People with Hearing Loss presentation will be given by Lise Hamlin, Director of Public Policy,Hearing Loss Association of America. The presentation will be held during the Hearing Loss Awareness EXPO II (more than 20 exhibits in Atrium) at the Department of Administration Building, Conference Room A, 2nd Floor, One Capitol Hill, Providence, RI. ASL Interpreter and CART will be provided. For more information, contact Pamela Zellner at 401-256-5511 or email:pamela.zellner@cdhh.ri.gov.
Download the flyer - please click here

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May 19th, 1pm - 3pm (FREE!)Storytelling and activities for children who are deaf and hard of hearing will be held at the Providence Children's Museum, 100 South Street, Providence, RI 02903. There will be exhibitor tables so parents can become familiar with the resources that are available in Rhode Island. For more information, contact Cathy Saunders at saunders@childrensmuseum.org.
Download the flyer - please click here

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May 21st, 7:45am - 4:30pmRhode Island Hearing Assessment Program will host 19th Annual Seminar, "Creating Positive Environments for Children with Hearing Loss" at Crowne Plaza at the Crossing, 801 Greenwich Avenue, Warwick, RI. ASL Interpreters and CART will be provided. For information: Tunisia Johnson, 401-277-3607 or email: tejohnson@wihri.org or Kathi Flanagan, 401-277-3738 or email: kflanagan@wihri.org or visit RIHAP's website.
Download the brochure - please click hereDownload the registration form - please click here

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May 22nd, 6pm - 9pm (FREE!)RICDHH Public Meeting will be held at the Department of Administration Building, Conference Room A, 2nd Floor, One Capitol Hill, Providence, RI. The meeting is open for public. ASL Interpreters and CART will be provided. For more information, contact Pamela Zellner at 401-256-5511 or email: pamela.zellner@cdhh.ri.gov.
Download the flyer - please click here

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May 30th, 6pm - 8pm (FREE!)Healthcare Reform Forum for Rhode Islanders who are deaf and hard of hearing will be held at the Department of Administration Building, Conference Room A, 2nd Floor, One Capitol Hill, Providence, RI. Please come and learn more about Afforddable Care Act (ACA), The Patient Protection and Health Benefits Exchange under Healthcare Reform. ASL Interpreters and CART will be provided. For more information, contact Pamela Zellner at 401-256-5511 or email: pamela.zellner@cdhh.ri.gov.
Download the flyer - please click here

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June Social Event!

Next Meeting:  June 8th - 1:00 PM

                               (Rain date: June 22nd.)

Event:  June’s Social event: Mini Golf and Ice cream

Where:  

Mulligan's Island presents (2) two - 18 Hole Mini-Golf Courses that are spectacular Fun for people of all ages.Both our Red and Blue Mini-Golf courses are themed to make the players feel like they have landed on a Volcanic Island.Mulligan's Island Mini-Golf features a WRECKED PIRATE SHIP and a REAL VOLCANO. The Volcano has cool, refreshing water cascading down one side, and an amazing 25 foot fireball going off from the top of it. It is spectacular, powerful and amazing! All this energy, fun and excitement will keep players wondering, what’s next!

Flowing rivers, dramatic landscaping, and gorgeous scenery evolve around
each mini-golf course, helping to create the wonderful culture and atmosphere
that makes Mulligan's Island the most unique and special golf & entertainment center anywhere.       It has to be seen to be believed.

Mini-Golf:  Adults - $10.00 and Children (10 years old and younger) - $8.00

Mulligan's Island Golf & Entertainment Center
1000 New London Ave.
Cranston, RI 02920

From Interstate 95 North or South: Take Exit 14 (Rt. 37 West)
From Interstate 295 North or South: Take Exit 3A (Rt. 37 East) from Rt. 37 Take Exit 2A (New London Avenue exit)    At First Stop Light, Take Left Onto Howard Ave. In 100 Ft. Take First Right onto Mulligan's Island Drive

After the mini golf, we will go for ice cream at Newport Creamery in Garden City.  For those who do not want to play at Mulligan’s can join us for ice cream about 2:00-3:00. Or join us at Mulligan’s by cheering us on in the gallery!

http://www.newportcreamery.com/icecream.asp -Ice cream menu

May 16th Presentation

As part of the Better Hearing Speech Month, there will be a very important presentation on TV and Internet Captioning . There are changes with thanks to the 21th Century Communication and Video Accessibility Act that was signed into law by President Obama in October of 2010. 

This act:

Among other things, the Act (1) extends closed captioning requirements to video programming distributed on the Internet; (2) reinstates the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC’s) video description regulations; and (3) requires customer digital equipment, including navigation devices (in particular, cable set-top boxes), to accommodate accessibility features for closed captioning, video description, emergency information, user interfaces, and video guides and menus.
The Act phases in these various requirements after an Advisory Committee submits its recommendations to the FCC, and the FCC adopts regulations to implement the recommendations and the requirements of the Act

 

Lise Hamlin who is the Policy Director for the Hearing Loss Association of America based in Bethesda Maryland will be giving the presentation. She is very knowledgeable and will be able to answer questions you may regarding any aspect of this very important act as it provides accessibility for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing.

 

It will be held at the Department of Administration Building, One Capitol Hill, Providence  from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm in Conference Room A .

 

Attached is the flyer of this event. This presentation is highly recommended for you to attend.

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