Meeting: October 3rd -How New Technologies Are Making Our Community More Accessible
Meets every 1st Wednesday 12:30 p.m. Sept to May
Safety Harbor Public Library
101 Second St N Safety Harbor, FL (map-it)
Lunch afterward at Paradise Restaurant
(Free WiFi – see below for more details)
Captioned Movie Outings Every Second Saturday
How New Technologies Are Making Our Community More Accessible
Wednesday, October 3 12:30 p.m. Safety Harbor Public Library
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Learn about the different technology options for access:
- “Area loops” that make theaters, churches and meetings very hearing-friendly
- “Privacy loops” to make pharmacies, bank tellers and ticket booths more accessible
- Personal captioning systems that provide direct access to a movie’s dialogue or project a speaker’s words on a big screen or your computer monitor
Also learn which how to advocate for access at your favorite venues and who to follow-up with to get results
Speaker: Jim Scott
President, Complete Hearing Solutions
Board Member, HLAA Tampa Bay Advisory Board
Meeting supported by CART (captions) and a Hearing Loop System
The Meeting will also feature:
- Hot Tech Report featuring a preview of a new, cutting–edge hearing technology
- Social Networking Scholarship offering a free lunch to a meeting attendee at the chapter’s post meeting social (Thanks to a grant from Complete Hearing Solutions)
- Lunch Network Social following the chapter meeting at the Paradise Restaurant, 443 Main Street ( 3 blocks West from the library on North side).
Have a look at the menu before you arrive!
Mission: HLAA Gulf Coast is the local chapter of the Hearing Loss Association of America. Our mission is to open the world of communication to a more active lifestyle for the 190,000 people with hearing loss in Pinellas County through:
Information • Education • Advocacy • Support
Educational meetings every 1st Wednesday of the Month, September to May
Captioned Movie Outings Every 3rd Saturday Year Round
Save the date- Saturday, February 2, 2019
For information, mentoring, guidance and/or support, click to contact Debbe Hagner.
727-271-0770 (text)