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View
the updated Rochester HLAA Patient Brochure
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Telephone News
Sprint WebCapTel® Solution Shows
Captions over the Internet During Phone Calls; Facilitating
Easier Conversations
Sprint WebCapTel is a web-based service that allows a person
who can speak but has difficulty hearing over the phone to
read word-for-word captions of their call on a web browser
during the call, while at the same time hearing the other person
using any telephone.
A user would make or receive calls while logged into a website
(www.sprintcaptel.com) and hear the person on the other line
using their own cell phone, desk phone, cordless phone, or even
an amplified phone. The user (if they have any residual hearing)
hears the person speaking through any telephone, not through
the internet or web browser. During the call, captions appear
on the user's web browser.
What equipment does one need to make or receive calls on WebCapTel?
A user only needs three things:
A computer with web browser
An internet connection to the computer
A working telephone that can receive calls
Click here: Sprint
Web CapTel: Welcome
Click here to learn more about New
York Relay and Captel.
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Dr. James
DeCaro Receives RIT Award
Dr. James DeCaro, a member of HLAA-Rochester’s Professional
Advisory Committee (PAC), received the 2008 Four Presidents Distinguished
Public Service Award at a ceremony on March 18 at Rochester Institute
of Technology (RIT).
The award is given to a person who personifies exemplary leadership
and outstanding commitment and dedication to service not only
to RIT but also to the community.
As part of the recognition, a financial gift was made in Dr.
DeCaro’s name to community organizations of his choice.
Gifts were made to Hearing Loss Association of America, Rochester
Chapter, the Rochester Hearing and Speech Center, Al Sigl Center,
Rochester School for the Deaf.
HLAA members, Mark and Bobbie Hargrave, accepted the gift on
behalf of HLAA-Rochester. The chapter is indeed grateful for
this generous gift and also for the many other contributions
Dr. DeCaro has made through his service on the PAC.
Dr. DeCaro is the director of the Postsecondary Education Network-International
(PEN-International)—a multinational collaborative network
of colleges and universities serving deaf students that is funded
by grants from The Nipon Foundation of Japan. Prior to holding
this post he served as dean and acting director of the National
Technical Institute for the Deaf at RIT. He holds B.S. and M.S.
degrees in civil engineering and a Ph.D. in instructional technology.
He has been a Rotary International Scholar in England and a Fulbright
Senior Scholar in Sweden. He holds an honorary professorship
at Tianjin University of Technology (China) and an honorary doctoral
degree from Bauman Moscow State Technical University (Russia).
He currently serves as the center director for the NTID Center
on Access Technology.
For more than 35 years, Dr. DeCaro has contributed to the betterment
of the Rochester community and to RIT. He has been recognized
nationally and internationally for his tireless work n behalf
of individuals with hearing loss and for his personal and professional
contributions.
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Mission
HLAA, Rochester (formerly SHHH) is the Rochester, NY chapter of a national
organization. Formed in 1983, we have over 200 members who join together
to help themselves
and each other live as fully as we can with our hearing loss through
education, advocacy, and community support. Our members come from all
walks of life. HLAA, Rochester Chapter is a not-for-profit volunteer group.
Telephone (585) 266-7890
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Location
Daytime and evening HLAA presentations are located at
St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 25 Westminster Road, 14607, on the corner
of East Avenue and Westminster, across the street from George Eastman House.
Enter church at rear,
go upstairs, turn right and enter Vestry Room where HLAA
meetings are held. Refreshments served. Free.
Please call the HLAA hotline if you have questions. (585) 266-7890.
Please
become a member:
Rochester Chapter Membership: $10
Harrison Hood, Treasurer
145 Regatta Drive
Webster, NY 14580-9017
For more information, contact:
HLAA, Rochester Chapter
240 Lake Shore Blvd. Ext.
Rochester, NY 14617-1608
585-266-7890
National membership information:
http://www.hearingloss.org/membership/
National membership: $35
