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Loss Association of America - New York State is an
educational and advocacy organization of people working
together
across
New
York State to
promote
issues
of importance to New Yorkers with hearing loss.
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HLAA-NYS NEWSFLASH...
On May 2 and May 15, two New York State chapters
held their annual Walk4Hearing. At the Rochester and
Westchester
walks, 400
walkers representing numerous teams raised an impressive
total of almost $77,000. Last year, five NY chapters (Manhattan,
Rochester, Westchester, Mid-Hudson and Albany) raised more
than 25% of the national Walk total!
Where does the money go? To find out, click here.
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YOU ARE INVITED to join
us at 2010 Walk4Hearing events in New York State...
Rochester Walk4Hearing
Westchester Walk4Hearing
NYC Walk4Hearing
Mid-Hudson Walk4Hearing
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We are members of COAT (
Coalition of Organizations for Accessible Technology)COAT
(www.coataccess.org)
is advocating for passage of a bill in Congress,( HR
3101), The Twenty-first Century Communications and
Video Accessibility Act of 2009.
This comprehensive disabilities communications legislation will amend the nation’s
Communications Act to ensure that new Internet-enabled telephone and television
products and services are accessible to and usable by people with disabilities.
It will also close existing disability gaps in telecommunications law
Support Federal
Hearing Aid Tax Credit Bills...
The Better Hearing Institute has put a program
on the internet to help everyone to write letters to their
federal legislators to ask them to support Federal Hearing
Aid Tax Credit Bills HR 2329 and S1410. You don't even
have to know who your legislators are. When you pull up
the site, just add your name, address, and zip code, and
it will automatically send e-mails to your legislators.
It also will allow you to personalize the letter. Just
click on the link below and write your letter.
www.hearingaidtaxcredit.com
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Telephone News:
Read all about the new CapTel 800 Phone.
Now for a limited time the new
CapTel 800 is available for just $99!
Click here: Sprint
Web CapTel: Welcome 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
More About CapTel Phone:
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