06/02/10
This was a pic I told of Ray’s last set of hearing aids. This reminds me I should do a similar shot of his current ones.
Hearing
Rental version of UP not captioned or subtitled?
Disney Removes Closed Captioning From “Up” Rental Release What’s up with this!?? Disney actually removed the captions and subtitles from the rental version of the movie UP. Disney claims that these are “bonus feaures”. Guess that’s what those hearing aids on my kid are too! Bonus Features!
Phonak iCom
Ray’s current hearing aids are Phonak Exelias. The audiologist keeps pushing for us to get Ray an iCom because Ray complains about using the phone with these higher powered aids. The aids are so powerful that when switched to t-coil there is a buzzing sound. The hearing aid is actually […]
Cue Camp Virginia – Front Royal
Time to think about Cue Camp again! This year the date has changed and so has the venue. The NEW dates are August 27 – August 30, 2009. The new location is the 4-H Camp in Front Royal, Virginia. Only a little over an hour from Fairfax, VA, I hope […]
Another T-shirt
I think this was the first of this series of t-shirts that we purchased. It’s still my favorite.
Courtesy of Fairfax County
I knew Fairfax County had a program to loan smoke detectors to individuals who are hearing impaired, but I never got around to following up on the program. I finally did it though. Here’s the info for the Fairfax County Hearing Impaired Smoke Alarm Program. The smoke detector is sent […]
How Ray uses that iPod
Even before Ray wanted an iPod, he wanted to be able to listen to music or games. CD players, radios, even GameBoys all have audio output jacks that fit standard headphones. But, standard headphones or ear buds don’t work very well when you wear behind the ear hearing aids. Headphones […]
Communicating with People Who Are Deaf
Americans with Disabilities ActADA Business BRIEF: Communicating with People Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing in Hospital Settings People who are deaf or hard of hearing use a variety of ways to communicate. Some rely on sign language interpreters or assistive listening devices; some rely primarily on written messages. […]