DAYTIME MEETING 11 am
We're hard of hearing?
When did that happen? Now what?
Hearing loss exposes us to new, unwanted emotions. HLAA members
Jessie Lazeroff and Fred Altrieth ponder their reactions to their respective
issues with hearing loss.
Jessie has an extensive resume of participation in politics, business, and
civic organizations. Unexpectedly she abruptly lost all the hearing in one
ear. The emotional impact was traumatic. She explores the reactions of her
husband and friends as well. Over time Jessie has learned to live with one-sided
hearing but still encounters frustration.
Fred was a salesman for General Electric House wares and Audio Division
when his hearing began to fail. A member of Rochester chapter for 25 years,
he’s been involved with the technology committee for most of them.
After years of declining hearing, exploiting loops and microphones to maximize
his hearing aids, Fred obtained a cochlear implant.
(This program is Audiolooped.)
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EVENING MEETING 7 pm
Hearing Accessibility in Houses of Worship
Incline your ear, and come unto me; hear, and your soul shall live…
Isaiah 55:3
Seek spiritual comfort if you have a hearing loss, and too often you won’t
understand the sermon in an inaccessible church or temple.
A quartet of panelists relates its members’ experiences in making
their houses of worship friendlier for hearing disabled worshipers.
° Deacon Gene Edwards of St. Rose Church in Lima is a retired professor
of communications at Monroe Community College. He chaired the committee which
designed and installed an inductive loop at St. Rose.
° Rabbi Sandra Katz is a board-certified chaplain at the Jewish Home
of Rochester. Originally from Tulsa, she came here in June 2007 to serve
Jewish Senior Life.
° Suzanne Johnson has been the Rochester Missioner for the Deaf since
2006 via the National Episcopal Conference of the Deaf. She is affiliated
with St. Mark’s and St. John’s Episcopal Church and Ephphatha
Mission of the Deaf. She assisted with the advocacy and fundraising for the
current FM system at St. Mark’s and St. John’s, in place since
2004.
° The Rev. Frederic W. Reynolds is Rector of our host venue, St. Paul’s
Episcopal Church, the first Rochester-area church to install an inductive
loop.
(This program is Audio looped, real time captioned)
(Interpreter available
upon request - contact Linda Siple at lasnss@rit.edu)
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SOCIAL TIME FOR HARD OF HEARING AND DEAF......
3rd WEDNESDAY OF EACH MONTH
MATINEE SHOW AT LOEW'S WEBSTER THEATRE TO ATTEND
THE MOVIE SHOWING IN "REAR WINDOW CAPTIONING" FORMAT.
Next outing is May 21 - early evening show
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HLAA programs are held at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, East Avenue
and Westminster Road, across from George Eastman House. Enter door at rear
of church, go up a few steps and enter room on right. Refreshments available.
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Questions: Call (585) 266-7890 or visit www.hlaa-rochester-ny.org.
Hearing Loss Association of America (formerly SHHH) is a nationwide
organization for people with hearing loss, opening the world of communication
through information, education, support, and advocacy.
