The Hearing Rehabilitation Foundation, Inc

03/06/2025

Final details of the Twelfth International Adult AR Conference are now available. Please send a request to hearf@aol.com if you would like to receive the latest announcement. We look forward to seeing you there -- May 4 - 6, 2025, Woburn. MA.

02/11/2025

A follow-up on our previous post showing how many younger people in the UK use TV captions. Wonder if it is the same in the US.

Youngsters almost four times more likely than older viewers to watch subtitled TV, research suggests.

02/11/2025

This would certainly help people who have a hearing loss follow lyrics easily. Interesting to see how many younger people use captions for TV.

https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/feb/11/stage-musicals-should-embrace-use-of-surtitles-says-lyricist-tim-rice

01/19/2025

Madhav Lavakare gave a very interesting presentation today on AirCaps a wearable captioning device for people with hearing loss. Those attending had a chance to wear the device and everyone was impressed by the speed and accuracy of the transcription. If you would like to be included on our mailing list for future events please contact Geoff Plant at hearf@aol.com.

01/14/2025

Thank you to everyone who was able to join us for our Open House on Sunday. We had a wonderful time using our new Mark Ross room, catching up with friends, and infusing music into our afternoon together.

01/11/2025

Erica, one of my clients, is an architect and arranged for a donation of acoustic panels for the Mark Ross Room. As if that wasn’t enough, her husband Henry installed them today, just in time for our Open Day on Sunday. Thanks to Erica and Henry for their great contribution to the HRF.

01/09/2025

Here’s what’s happening at the HRF in January. Hope to see you there.

12/12/2024

The Mark Ross room is a couple of steps nearer to completion. A recent donation of ten matching chairs and purchase of a projection screen improves the room a great deal.

10/25/2024

HRF Board Member Peggy Ellertsen alerted me to this TED talk over a week ago and I finally found the time to watch it today. Anyone who doubts the value of persisting with listening training needs to listen to this talk. It is inspiring and extremely interesting. Here is the link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_LsTk5gZNE

10/25/2024

This is the view from the HRF office right now. It’s just over six months before we host the Twelfth International Adult Aural Rehabilitation Conference, May 4 - 6, 2025. If you need details please send a message to hearf@aol.com or log onto our website. It’s always a great meeting, and WE HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE,

08/06/2024

The HRF now has a room for group activities. It‘s called the Mark Ross room in memory of one of our founding Board members. Mark passed away a couple of years ago, but he will always be remembered for his groundbreaking work for children and adults with hearing loss. I first met Mark at a conference in New Zealand in 1977 and regarded him as one of the best in the field. Richard Seewald gave me permission to use a picture of Mark that he took a few years ago. It captures Mark perfectly with his wry smile and twinkling eyes. I’ve added a short description of Mark and his life and achievements.

03/05/2024

This article was published in the Guardian last month and is well worth reading. The HRF isn’t thinking of starting a choir, but we are hoping to have more opportunities for people with hearing loss to sing together. Music is already an important part of our training approach and we aim to do even more in this area. WATCH THIS SPACE FOR FURTHER DETAILS!

Piano especially associated with improved mental processes in those over 40, Exeter University research finds