Welcome to SHHH Cape Cod Massachusetts

Our meeting location, Dennis Public Library is located at the intersection of Hall Street and Edwards Avenue, off Route 28 in Dennisport. Look for the "Dennisport Village Green" sign on Route 28. (From Route 6, Mid-Cape Highway: take Exit 9 South, Route 134 south. Proceed to the intersection of Route 28. Make a left turn onto Route 28, proceed for approximately 1.2 miles to the village of Dennisport and bear right at Hall Street. (You will see the Dennisport Natural Food store on your left.) Make an immediate right onto Edwards Street and proceed to the parking lot at the end of the building. See a MAP.

Past Speakers

January 26, 2008 Don Woodland, publisher of Vitality, spoke about "Trap Doors in Guarding Your Health." To avoid the medical treadmill, eat healthy, 80% raw and 20% cooked food. Think twice about believing all the ads you see on TV. Pharmaceutical companies spend $4 Billion a year on advertising.

October 27, 2007 Chris Plant of the Massachusetts Equipment Distribution Program (Massedp). described how the program operates and how it is funded along with who is eligible and how the application process works. We saw samples of devices for an assortment of different disabilities learned how to receive equipment once the application has been completed, what customers qualify for home visits and who can receive equipment free of charge.

Sept. 29 Dave Swanson spoke about his hobby of half a century--BackYark Astronomy. He discussed some of the history of astronomy, described how to use star charts, the reason for the seasons, the importance of the moon to us, and what equipment to buy. Heavens-Above and Sky and Telescope were two of the websites he recommended.

March 31 Beth Wilson shared ideas for activities from her Rhode Island chapter and answered many questions, like how does a cell phone work, how does telephone relay work. Always an engaging and fun speaker, she encouraged us to think about the direction we would like the chapter to move and activities for chapter meetings. She is hard of hearing and "carried every generation of FM equipment to my classes until I obtained my PhD in Electrical Engineering". She has worked for Raytheon since 1983 except when she was the executive director of SHHH during 2001-2002.

April 28 Tina Childress uses bilateral cochlear implants from Advanced Bionics Corporation, now part of Boston Scientific . Website: www.bionicear.com. She is a Consumer Services Specialist for the Bionic Ear Associaion. An informative presentation on the latest in cochlear implants with helpful visuals and handouts.

May 26 Karen Ralston, who has a profound hearing loss, works as a teacher for hard of hearing children in a public school. Her job requires her to commute "over the bridge" from Sandwich where she lives with husband Fred, a Board member, in a household of seven people including grandchildren that they care for. She says it gets "chaotic" during school days. A fascinating presentation with lots of tips. Thank you, Karen.

	Cape Cod Chapter	formerly	Next meeting: May 31 CARL RICHARDSON, ADA coordinator Mass. State House Invite your friends. Everyone welcome! coffee at 9:30, meeting at 10 AM Location: Dennis Public Library 5 Hall St Dennisport AARP Driver's Ed course, with CART, June 2 and June 6 June 21, Luncheon at Ardeo's, Union Station. Only $15.
Advocacy News Web Links Contact Us	SHHH has become the HEARING LOSS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA and our chapter is the HEARING LOSS ASSOCIATION OF CAPE COD. Our official website is hearinglosscapecod.org. We invite you to join with other hard of hearing people, friends, family and hearing health professionals to make our quiet world equally accessible to all people and especially to make hearing loss a national concern. Everyone is welcome at our meetings, whether or not you have a hearing loss. Cape Cod Chapter meetings are the last Saturday of the month at the Dennis Public Library meeting room at 10 AM. Coffee and socializing at 9:30. A board meeting follows which all are welcome to attend. Chapter fees are $10, National membership is $25. The meeting room is equipped with an loop system which works with hearing aid telecoils plus we have a CART operator who types all the proceedings on a large screen, as you can see in the picture to the right, behind former President Nancy Ames. At our meetings, you will enjoy yourself instead of straining to hear! We are a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and an official chapter of Hearing Loss Association of America.
Read April 2008 newsletter Adobe Acrobat Reader should automatically open when you click on the above link.	Our meeting location, Dennis Public Library is located at the intersection of Hall Street and Edwards Avenue, off Route 28 in Dennisport. Look for the "Dennisport Village Green" sign on Route 28. (From Route 6, Mid-Cape Highway: take Exit 9 South, Route 134 south. Proceed to the intersection of Route 28. Make a left turn onto Route 28, proceed for approximately 1.2 miles to the village of Dennisport and bear right at Hall Street. (You will see the Dennisport Natural Food store on your left.) Make an immediate right onto Edwards Street and proceed to the parking lot at the end of the building. See a MAP. Past Speakers January 26, 2008 Don Woodland, publisher of Vitality, spoke about "Trap Doors in Guarding Your Health." To avoid the medical treadmill, eat healthy, 80% raw and 20% cooked food. Think twice about believing all the ads you see on TV. Pharmaceutical companies spend $4 Billion a year on advertising. October 27, 2007 Chris Plant of the Massachusetts Equipment Distribution Program (Massedp). described how the program operates and how it is funded along with who is eligible and how the application process works. We saw samples of devices for an assortment of different disabilities learned how to receive equipment once the application has been completed, what customers qualify for home visits and who can receive equipment free of charge. *Sept. 29 Dave Swanson* spoke about his hobby of half a century--BackYark Astronomy. He discussed some of the history of astronomy, described how to use star charts, the reason for the seasons, the importance of the moon to us, and what equipment to buy. Heavens-Above and Sky and Telescope were two of the websites he recommended. *March 31* *Beth Wilson* shared ideas for activities from her Rhode Island chapter and answered many questions, like how does a cell phone work, how does telephone relay work. Always an engaging and fun speaker, she encouraged us to think about the direction we would like the chapter to move and activities for chapter meetings. She is hard of hearing and "carried every generation of FM equipment to my classes until I obtained my PhD in Electrical Engineering". She has worked for Raytheon since 1983 except when she was the executive director of SHHH during 2001-2002. *April 28* Tina Childress uses bilateral cochlear implants from Advanced Bionics Corporation, now part of Boston Scientific . Website: www.bionicear.com. She is a Consumer Services Specialist for the Bionic Ear Associaion. An informative presentation on the latest in cochlear implants with helpful visuals and handouts. *May 26* Karen Ralston, who has a profound hearing loss, works as a teacher for hard of hearing children in a public school. Her job requires her to commute "over the bridge" from Sandwich where she lives with husband Fred, a Board member, in a household of seven people including grandchildren that they care for. She says it gets "chaotic" during school days. A fascinating presentation with lots of tips. Thank you, Karen.
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SHHH has become the HEARING LOSS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA and our chapter is the HEARING LOSS ASSOCIATION OF CAPE COD. Our official website is hearinglosscapecod.org.

We invite you to join with other hard of hearing people, friends, family and hearing health professionals to make our quiet world equally accessible to all people and especially to make hearing loss a national concern.