Roberta, Outreach Specialist with the California Telephone Access Program (CTAP) is the featured speaker for the February.  Ms. Smith will be speaking on “Amazing Phones: Free!” for people who have difficulty hearing, seeing, moving, speaking, or remembering.   Ms. Smith is also hard of hearing herself and shares many of the same experiences that  the members have experienced.

        Lorraine began researching and found certain hearing devices that made a huge difference in her life.  It was at this time that she created her own company, Hearing Promotions, and offers a discount on hearing devices for about 15 years for other hard of hearing people. 

        In Lorraine’s presentation, Hearing Experience, she will be demonstrate the new, upgraded Motiva, a portable hearing system.  This is an opportunity to learn how to hear better, even in background noise or distance from the speaker.  She invites attendees to see how they can hear TV, family, and friends anywhere.  Hear while on vacation, in a car, your tour guide, in restaurants, classrooms, meetings and much more.  Lorraine encourages attendees to “bring your toughest hearing challenges and let’s get them solved.!”    

“Veterans with Hearing Loss” (VHL), a six minute DVD, will be shown.  The DVD explains how the Rochester Institute of Technology’s project (RIT) offers educational benefits for veterans with hearing loss. RIT/NTID (National Technical Institute for the Deaf) is partnering with HLAA in an effort to provide information to service men and women who would benefit from the access and support services offered to veterans with hearing loss. The partners are offering a one year membership to HLAA to any veterans who enroll at RIT.  Further information may be found at www.rit.edu/ntid/veterans.