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Who We Are.  Our Portland chapter is dedicated to providing a supportive atmosphere for you to meet other hard of hearing people and learn about issues related to hearing loss. Our chapter meetings are real-time captioned and are equipped with a loop system (usagle by wearers of hearing aids that have telecoils).

Our Chapter Meetings. Meetings are the 3rd Tuesday of every month (Sept - May) at 7 p.m. at the Good Samaritan Building, ( 1040 N.W. 22nd Ave Portland OR 97210).

Meeting Room Notes:

We meet in the North- South 1st Floor Conference Room (1040 N.W. 22nd Ave). Google Map.

For a detailed look on where to find the meeting location and available parking, please also see the Legacy Good Samaritan Hospital Campus Map. We are in #19 on that map (Good Samaritan Building 2).

Meetings are accessible by Tri-Met lines 15, 17 and 77 and the Portland Streetcar. All stop within two blocks. To further plan your trip, go to:  http://www.trimet.org  and see "Trip Planner" section.

Our Board Members:
President: Anne McLaughlin

Treasurer: Ray Hollander
Secretary: vacant
Board Member At-Large: Judy Barnes
Board Member At-Large: Vicki March
Board Member At-Large: Carrie Underdahl

Newsletter Editor: Stan Saunders

Membership:
Individual membership to National Hearing Loss cost just $35.00. For information about other subscriptions, go to Hearing Loss National's home page,  www.hearingloss.org . These dues support activities of the national organization in Bethesda (Maryland) and entitle you to membership in the local and state organizations. We do welcome donations!

Information:
Mark Foster provides an explanation of Assistive Listening Devices (ALDs) as well as useful links for ALDs and using technology with hearing loss. Read It

Get information on Oregon Communication Project (OR-CAP), a new organization in Oregon that works with hearing-impaired members to gain compliance with Oregon state and Federal disability law. Read about it here

Accessibility:

Oregon Shakespeare Festival 2011 Open-Captioned and Sign-Interpreted Schedule

Contact Local Television Stations Regarding Captioning Issues:

Click below to find email and address links for Portland television stations to address complaints or compliments regarding captioning issues while watching TV.

ABC- KATU (Channel 2)

CBS- KOIN (Channel 6)

NBC-KGW (Channel 8)

FOX- KPTV (Channel 12)

PBS- OPB (Channel 10)

CW- NW32 (Channel 32)

PDX TV (Channel 49)- same as Fox 12 above

 

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Now you know WHO we are and WHERE to go, so come check us out!
We'd love to meet you!

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