CHAPTER MEETING DETAILS

Location: St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 25 Westminster Rd.,Rochester NY. There is limited parking at church, street parking available or parking across East Avenue, at the George Eastman House.

Schedule:

October-June: first Tuesday of the month (meetings & HOPE sessions)
September: second Tuesday of the month (meeting & HOPE)

Meeting Details:

Free & open to the public (Chapter membership not required)
In-person and Zoom (meetings & most programs),
Chapter meeting room Parish Hall, is looped; meetings are open captioned
Masks suggested, but not required
No registration for regular daytime in person meetings or in person HOPE Sessions.

HOPE Sessions:

Occur prior to regular Chapter Meetings, in person only, Vestry Room.
Evening sessions (select dates): registration required for Zoom in the evening only
One-Time Zoom Registration: covers Chapter Meetings, HOPE evenings, & Zoom programs (valid for 2024-25 season)

Thursday, September 26, 7:00-8:30 pm

Cochlear Implant Meeting - A representative of Cochlear Americas, one of the three manufacturers of cochlear implants worldwide, will be here to answer your questions. To register, send a message to cochlearimplantgroup@gmail.com and provide your name and contact information.

Tuesday, October 1, 10:00-11:00 am

HOPE - Hearing Other People’s Experiences

Vestry Room. Prospective, new, or experienced hearing aid users informally share their experiences and hearing loss journeys. with retired audiologist, Joe Kozelsky

11:00-11:30 am Coffee & Conversation St. Paul’s Parish Hall

11:30 am-Noon Brief Business Meeting & Announcements in the Parish Hall and on Zoom.

Tuesday, October 1, 12pm-1:00pm

Featured Presentation: Effective communication between hospital patients and medical staff. Our Chapter's Hospital Task Force will be presenting new techniques to attain more effective communication between hospital patients and medical staff.

Included is the showing of a short video developed by Nazareth University students titled: The Importance of Communication Access for Adults in Hospitals.

Also, Everyone attending will receive the new "To Go Bag" developed for those with hearing loss, preparing for a hospital stay.

Thursday, October 17, 10:00am-2:00pm

Demo Center at Lifespan, 1900 South Clinton Avenue, Rochester, NY 14618.

View and try out a selection of assistive-listening devices before actually buying them. Included are captioning capable and amplified telephones, signaling-alerting devices and smart phone APPs related to hearing enhancement. Chapter members stand by to answer your questions.

Tuesday, October 22, 8:00-9:00 pm

Hear Together

Virtual Support Group for parents and caregivers of deaf/hard-of-hearing children. Learn more about your child’s hearing loss, services to benefit them, and tips to support their language development. Kristin Bergholtz, a speech language pathologist leads the group, along with Carly Alicea, an audiologist. Register at kristinbslp@gmail.com

Save the Dates!

Speech Reading Class #101, Wednesday November 20, 7-8 pm eastern, Via Zoom,

Speech Reading Class #102, Wednesday February 19, 7-8 p.m, eastern, Via Zoom.

Given by Suzanne E. Johnston, MA., CCC/SLP Board Certified/NYS Licensed Speech/Language Pathologist.

If you are registered for HOPE in the Evening, you will be notified of the Speech Reading Classes. If you are not, you may register following the instructions below.

Cochlear Implant Group Tuesday November 19, 7 pm eastern.

This session will be a pass the mic affair where the group engages in free flow conversation on whatever topics participants want to discuss. Ask questions, share information and experiences, connect with others with whom you have a special cochlear implant connection!

Wednesday, December 18, HOPE in the Evening 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM ON ZOOM:

Hope in the Evening. If you have already registered no need to do it again. If you are new register by following the directions below.

Registration Information

Registration is needed only once for the season. You may return to the Registration Page to add to your selections. The password information is usually sent out the day of the event. Contact Us to cancel a registration. No registration is needed for in person daytime HOPE sessions, or Chapter Meetings!

When registering for Zoom programing you will be asked to select one or more of the following:

1. Select “Presentations” to register for Zoom regular Chapter Meetings. No registration is needed to attend Chapter Meetings in person.

2. Select: "HOPE" for : “Hope in the Evening” sessions, and for Special Programs, and Classes.

3. Select the “Demonstration” check box for Zoom “Demo Center” programing. No registration when visiting our Assistive Listening Demonstration Center at Lifespan, in person.

To register for each Cochlear Implant Group Zoom program, email: cochlearimplantgroup@gmail.com

To register for each Cochlear Implant Group Zoom program, email:
cochlearimplantgroup@gmail.com
If you'd like to cancel your registration, Contact Us

NOTE: Cochlear Implant Group (CI ) via Zoom: Meetings are generally on the third Tuesday of November, February, and May, 7 p.m. eastern time, look for changes or additional meeting Registration is required for each meeting. Register at: cochlearimplantgroup@gmail.com You do not need to be a member; sessions are free.