SHHH Support Group (Self Help for Hard of Hearing People) Google Group

Re: {SHHH Support Group} Fw: Help accident with hearing aids

erin...@bigpond.com (Erin Mckenzie-Christensen) — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 06:50:51 UT

that makes me feel so much better
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Hi Erin - don't panic - I accidently dropped mine into the fish bowl once, I quickly fished them out took out the battery and put the hair dryer on cool until I was totally satisfied they were dry. I have had them now for 6 months and no sign of a problem. Regards Judy

Re: {SHHH Support Group} Fw: Help accident with hearing aids

jai...@bigpond.net.au (judy) — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 05:36:06 UT

Re: {SHHH Support Group} Fw: [aamhl_general] Re: Help accident with hearing aids - Ref#27053982

erin...@bigpond.com (Erin Mckenzie-Christensen) — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 05:16:26 UT

Thanks for your advice was just a bit annoyed that audi didn't think it
mattered about water getting in it and being so close to christmas it would
be my luck that it would break either when things are shut or when we are
away in jan!!! Also they thought that one week without aids wouldn't
matter!! Will try videoplayer thing kind of wearing at the moment but will

RE: {SHHH Support Group} Fw: [aamhl_general] Re: Help accident with hearing aids - Ref#27053982

astew...@printacall.com.au (Andrew Stewart) — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 03:58:53 UT

Hi Erin,

Take the battery out and leave the battery compartment open, and remove the
mould.

Then place the HA and the mould in the front lip of the video player
overnight. Be careful not to let it fall in. Video players are wonderful
dehumidifiers.

I have been doing this for years with mine and my kids HA!

Fw: [aamhl_general] Re: Help accident with hearing aids - Ref#27053982

erin...@bigpond.com (Erin Mckenzie-Christensen) — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 02:45:05 UT

Anymore suggestions see below??
Erin
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advocacy

erin...@bigpond.com (Erin Mckenzie-Christensen) — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 01:55:08 UT

Is there an advocacy agency specific to people who are deaf/hearing impaired? Or does that come under generic disability??

I am looking to go to TTY this is my problem thru the telstra disability equipment service I get LOTS of equipment phones (which I will still need one cause going to superprint and doesn't come with a phone like the uniphone. Dont need really big screen but cant read the standard sized print of uniphone AND the superprint is different colour, also need extension ringer and visual signal alerter now thing is that OPtus will supply only the TTY nothing else for $2.75 a month. Can buy other equipment but will be too expensive. Think optus is its own company now and thats why they are unable to get the other equipment. But their prices are a lot cheaper calls to 13 numbers like the national relay service are included in the plan and we can switch to their internet too. BUT if we have the ph with them we have to have the internet with them as well unless we have wireless currently with bigpond and VERY expensive and they changed their mind about how much they would charge (or someone gave the wrong info when they called us) We could go with telstra for the phone and have a company separate (like ADAM who are Adelaide based) but I was seriously considering going to optus and the man from NRS helping me suggests an advocacy place OR I said just stay with telstra. Dont you all think its rediculous that we dont get a choice of carrier simply because they dont provide the equipment we need to hear the phone/hear on the phone? However I am not sure its worth the fuss???

Re: {SHHH Support Group} Fw: Help accident with hearing aids

erin...@bigpond.com (Erin Mckenzie-Christensen) — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 00:57:20 UT

No not much fun had audiologist receptionist telling me there was NOTHING I could do and then she said oh we could send them off and I am saying well what I am suposed to do in the meantime???? Apparently no one there but she assures me she will ring the other office and speak with actual audi etc and then ring me back because I NEED the aids!! I just cant go without them for a week!!!!

Re: {SHHH Support Group} Re: New Member

erin...@bigpond.com (Erin Mckenzie-Christensen) — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 00:54:15 UT

I am 28 I have no hearing on my left side and a bit on my right its nice to
meet someone near my age with a hearing loss. I too have done lipreading. Do
you use TTY? I am thinking about switching to it.
Erin
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Re: New Member

kate.lo...@gmail.com (Kate) — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 21:29:25 UT

Hey!

I know how you feel! I am 29 years old, (from NSW) and am profoundly
deaf - I found it extremely hard to deal with being deaf when I was
younger. So I joined Better Hearing when I was 21, and did some lip-
reading classes with other people with a hearing loss, and tried to
meet other people with a hearing loss.

Re: {SHHH Support Group} Fw: Help accident with hearing aids

drmickwil...@gmail.com (Mick Wilson) — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 14:20:24 UT

Hey Erin,

that's not much fun.

if you have air con stick them in a room with the air con directed at them.
the reason for this is that even though the air is cool, it will have been
dehumidified. or if u have a dehumidifier machine run that instead (never
actually seen them in Oz, but here in HK i run one in my study, and keep all

Fw: Help accident with hearing aids

erin...@bigpond.com (Erin Mckenzie-Christensen) — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 13:07:56 UT

----- Original Message -----
To: Association of Adult Musicians with Hearing Loss General Discussions
Sent: Wednesday, December 09, 2009 11:37 PM

Hi everyone this is quite embarrasing but I accidently wore my aids in the shower! Bad for two reasons a the aids and b I am suposed to wear ear plugs otherwise can get infecitons

Review of captioning on digital TV multi-channels

christian...@gmail.com (Christian) — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 05:25:09 UT

About 2 weeks ago, the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the
Digital Economy, Senator Stephen Conroy and the Hon Bill Shorten MP,
Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Children’s Services,
released an important discussion report on access to electronic media
for people who are Deaf or have a hearing impairment.

Re: {SHHH Support Group} set top boxes

erin...@bigpond.com (Erin Mckenzie-Christensen) — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 06:01:51 UT

thanks
erin
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Re: {SHHH Support Group} set top boxes

nicole.law...@deafnessforum.org.au (Nicole Lawder) — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 02:21:50 UT

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Sorry to ask this again but can someone tell me the standard that the set top box has to have to have subtitles? 4922 or something like that??? Also if you have an analogue tv can you only have SD and if you do does that mean you miss out on all the new channels?? I dont understand the governments website one bit?? Is there a ph number??

set top boxes

erin...@bigpond.com (Erin Mckenzie-Christensen) — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 02:16:13 UT

Media Access Australia’s Accessible Entertainment Christmas competition

christian...@gmail.com (Christian) — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 22:30:47 UT

Media Access Australia’s Accessible Entertainment Christmas
competition

Christmas is just around the corner and to celebrate Media Access
Australia is giving away three fabulous prize packs.

Each pack includes five captioned and audio described DVDs and two
tickets to an accessible cinema with captioned and audio described

Act now to improve Cinema Access – deadline Monday 7 December

christian...@gmail.com (Christian) — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 05:04:28 UT

Act now to improve Cinema Access – deadline Monday 7 December

Preserve your right to protection under the Disability Discrimination
Act !

Arts Access Australia, the national organisation for arts and
disability, urges you to voice your objection to the current
application made by Village Roadshow, Greater Union, Hoyts and Reading

New Member

skwe...@iprimus.com.au (laughalot) — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 12:23:08 UT

I am a new member from Perth, WA. I am 38 years old. I have had a
hearing loss all my life and wear heairng aids in both ears. I
struggle with my hearing loss and haven't accepted. Socially etc. Any
tips on how others cope would be appreciated. I feel isolated. Thanks.
Please can anyone help mainly with social chit chat with makes you

National relay service TTY

erin...@bigpond.com (Erin Mckenzie-Christensen) — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 04:53:38 UT

Hi I have contacted telstra about this but I am wondering if anyone knows what the call cost to 13 numbers is ie the national relay service?? They say all 13 numbers are 30 cents but someone else I spoke with in telstra said 13 numbers are local call 1300 numbers are higher rate. I did specifically ask for the cost of 13 and 1300 numbers. This is because I am looking at going to TTY and calls made thru relay service are 13 numbers even if they are an STD number.

Deafness Forum Educational scholarships for 2010 now open

christian...@gmail.com (Christian) — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 00:34:41 UT

If you know any post-secondary students who are Deaf, deafblind, have
a hearing impairment or a chronic disorder of the ear, please pass
this information on to them

You can get the guidelines and application form for the scholarships
from our website. See

[link]

YouTube introduces automatic captions for deaf viewers

christian...@gmail.com (Christian) — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 21:54:51 UT

YouTube's parent company Google has announced on its blog that
automatic captions are to begin to roll out across the site.

The machine-generated captions will initially be generated in English.
At first they will only be found on 13 channels.

These include National Geographic, Columbia, as well as most Google

Re: ACCESS ALL AREAS FILM FESTIVAL

christian...@gmail.com (Christian) — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 21:51:21 UT

Hi all,

did anyone get to make it to any of the films?
let us know how they went.

Is anyone coming along to the sydney event tomorrow?

i'll be there - Christian.

Re: {SHHH Support Group} Re: blog

erin...@bigpond.com (Erin Mckenzie-Christensen) — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:05:59 UT

Thanks I am glad that you liked it I will over time keep adding to it and I
am sorry that I gave the // the wrong way round in my post!!! My friend
worked out that thats what I had done wrong!!
Erin
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Fw: Pdca [Fwd: [human rights] Commissioner looks forward to better media access [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]]

erin...@bigpond.com (Erin Mckenzie-Christensen) — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:02:40 UT

Again thought you might be interested
Erin
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erin...@bigpond.com (Erin Mckenzie-Christensen) — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:59:01 UT

Thought you all might be interested in this
Erin
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fyi..

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Re: blog

christian...@gmail.com (Christian) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:16:13 UT

Hi Erin,

that is fantastic.

So that, i think, brings the number to 3 blogs from SHHH googlegroup
members

[link]

Does anyone know of anyother blogs that they follow with regards to

Hopes rise for better media access for Deaf and hearing impaired Australians

christian...@gmail.com (Christian) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:48:41 UT

Deafness Forum CEO Nicole Lawder today welcomed the release of a
government discussion report on proposals to improve access to TV,
cinema, DVD and internet downloads for people with a disability.

The report Access to Electronic Media for the Hearing and Vision
Impaired: Approaches for Consideration was released by the Minister

RE: {SHHH Support Group} Re: Having trouble hearing over the telephone. Participants needed

ami...@iinet.net.au (Amicus) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 03:55:14 UT

Hi Christian,

I had registered myself to trial this system on the website you gave us.

I haven't heard from anyone to date.

Sounds exciting.

Scrunch.

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telephone. Participants needed

Re: {SHHH Support Group} Re: Having trouble hearing over the telephone. Participants needed

christian...@gmail.com (Christian) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 03:30:44 UT

Hi SHHH Googlegroupers,

i have just had a go of the new ACE web captioned telephony system and
want to say it works a treat after the first time i used it.

whatever the other person says, it comes up on your computer screen in
near realtime.

Would also like to inform that the SHHH office in Turramurra also has

blog

erin...@bigpond.com (Erin Mckenzie-Christensen) — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:55:01 UT

Hi
I have started writing a blog I thought you might be interested in
You can read it at
http:\\musicanddisability.blog spot.com
Cant work out why not going blue so hope you can copy and paste and that you find it and enjoy. Its about how I have continued to be a musician despite being deaf and having other disabilities too. There will some photos eventually. I have written 3 entries so far.

RE: {SHHH Support Group} Re: Who to complain to about dodgy audiology services

emma.scan...@hearing.com.au (Scanlan, Emma) — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 05:34:49 UT

Hi All

You should only complain to the Office of Hearing Services if you have received services through the government hearing services program.
People who have purchased aids privately need to complain to the ASA (Audiologists) or AcAud (mainly Audiometrists).

Emma

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RE: {SHHH Support Group} Who to complain to about dodgy audiology services

fle...@ozemail.com.au (Richard Fleming) — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 22:00:40 UT

Hi Kate ,
You can complain to the Office of Hearing services in Canberra. This is the
main body set up by the Federal Government for complaints. I suggest that
you write to them.
Jan

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Who to complain to about dodgy audiology services

kate.lo...@gmail.com (Kate) — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 21:51:04 UT

Hi everyone,

If you ever need to complain about an audiologist, or rather their
services if you are not happy with them, I have received some info
from an audiologist about avenues of complaint for problems
experienced with hearing aid and related purchases:

1. The Audiological Society of Australia (ASA) (also known as

Re: {SHHH Support Group} Re: Temporary exemption application - cinema captioning

erin...@bigpond.com (Erin Mckenzie-Christensen) — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:15:22 UT

OK
I was just wondering because I am no where near Marion as in over an hour
away and the East End one mostly does foreign strange movies (I have been
there once) on top of I am in a wheelchair so it makes getting to it
difficult. What other ones are coming in Adelaide?
Erin
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Free Telecommunications Seminar - Adelaide

christian...@gmail.com (Christian) — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:48:02 UT

Hi SHHH Google Groupers, here is another great event happening in
Adelaide for the SA google groupers. Please pass this on to others who
may be interested. This is organised by the Deafness Forum and Deaf
Australia Inc.

Here is your opportunity to ask questions and to help improve access
and services. Please let us know how you go.

ACCESS ALL AREAS FILM FESTIVAL

christian...@gmail.com (Christian) — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:38:53 UT

Hi SHHH Google Groupers, Just received a notification from Karina, who
is organising the Access All Areas Film Festival.

As part of the Access All Areas is a whole bunch of movies being shown
around NSW - all of which are audio descriptioned and have captions!

CASTLE HILL 16 NOVEMBER
NORTH ROCKS 17 + 18 NOVEMBER

FW: {SHHH Support Group} Re: Temporary exemption application - cinema captioning

belinda.kersl...@mediaaccess.org.au (Belinda Kerslake) — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:54:41 UT

Hi Erin

There are currently two cinemas in Adelaide that have captioned movie
sessions. They are the Marion Megaplex and the Palace Nova East End. We have
a website devoted to accessible cinema at [link] which
gives you session times for captioned and audio described movies, the latest

Re: {SHHH Support Group} Temporary exemption application - cinema captioning

erin...@bigpond.com (Erin Mckenzie-Christensen) — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 03:35:36 UT

Are any of the accessible cinemas in Adelaide? I have never been to a movie
with captions but most of the advertisements on this list for this are in
Sydney.
Personally I think this increase is terrible but I guess you have to take
anything you can get from them and hope that eventually they will do better.

Temporary exemption application - cinema captioning

christian...@gmail.com (Christian) — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 23:23:00 UT

From Nicole Lawder of Deafness Forum

The Australian Human Rights Commission has received an application for
a Temporary Exemption on behalf of Hoyts Corporation, Greater Union
Organisation, Village Cinemas and Reading Cinemas. The application and
a notice inviting submissions on the application has been placed on

RE: {SHHH Support Group} Re: New Member

ami...@iinet.net.au (Amicus) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:43:09 UT

Hi Pete,

I've just come off reading your blog, I loved it!!

I tend to take my being HOH a bit too seriously sometimes, so I love that
your able to use humour to describe your experiences but also be honest at
the same time.

Please continue to do what you do, you are an inspiration and I feel it's so

Re: {SHHH Support Group} Re: New Member

christian...@gmail.com (Christian) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:59:08 UT

Gday Peter,

its excellent that you write a blog to document to your experiences.
Please make sure you let us google groupers know about your
experiences when they happen.
Since that SHHH stands for 'Self Help for Hard of Hearing' it can only
help when one hears of other peoples experiences and how they deal

Re: {SHHH Support Group} Re: New Member

cdanckwe...@hotmail.com (Chris) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:19:05 UT

Hi Peter,

I've just finished reading your blog. I really enjoyed it, and I must
say it's great to come across a deafy with attitude!

Personally I can relate to a lot of what you've been through. I was
born hearing impaired (severe in my case, not profound), got a degree
and worked for large corporations here and overseas. I've now reached

Re: {SHHH Support Group} Re: New Member

wetfeetp...@yahoo.com.au (peter gunness) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 06:42:36 UT

Hey Scrunch,
I hear you, ....from my own experience...
-Getting a good job with good career prospects has always been pretty hard. I have no doubt that our society has developed a general distaste for ppl with disabilities. The common phrase of "deaf and dumb" that continues to parade the school grounds can only create in the minds of society, even if subconsciously, an inherent lower social status for those of us that are deaf. Having a good job for myself required putting in many extra hours and reading to be up to speed with my collegues. The jobs themselves, I actually have done pretty well at........but as we all know, the game is played in the backrooms. The backstabbing, gossip and basic protecting of ones butt is a verbal game that for a deaf person is impossible to play. I have found myself in situations where I am at fault? without knowing the faultline.

RE: {SHHH Support Group} Re: New Member

ami...@iinet.net.au (Amicus) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 04:38:50 UT

Hi Pete,

I really like your positive attitude.

It's understood that this kind of thing happens in life but what is
disappointing is that the people that are put in place to ensure these
things don't happen like HR and Unions etc are not always doing their job so
it makes you think what are they there for?

Re: {SHHH Support Group} Re: New Member

wetfeetp...@yahoo.com.au (peter gunness) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 03:57:34 UT

Hey There,
I'm 42, born a deafy and doing something about it! Wanna read more see [link]

Cheers Pete

Oh yeah, the world is full of dicriminating ppl who take advantage of others disabilities to further there own agenda.....no-one said this world was easy so when it happens again flip em the bird.

RE: {SHHH Support Group} Re: New Member

ami...@iinet.net.au (Amicus) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 03:46:32 UT

Hi Erin,

Yes, I can relate to what you have written here.

Yes, I did find new employment afterward in a place that services people
with disabilities and I felt right at home there.

Unfortunately, I was made redundant and am now taking a break from work.

Scrunch.

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RE: {SHHH Support Group} D.D.A.r

mayd...@bigpond.net.au (Denis McDonald) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:24:39 UT

Hi Scrunch, The DDA or Disabilities Discrimination Act is a very strong
document, look it up on internet, you will find that the states and
territories all have agencies to police it. Denis McDonald.

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Sent: Wednesday, 4 November 2009 9:06 AM

Re: {SHHH Support Group} Re: New Member

erin...@bigpond.com (Erin Mckenzie-Christensen) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 03:09:44 UT

Hi Scrunch
I think that is appalling do you know of the disability advocacy groups in
your state? I have used the one in SA twice in the last 12 months and they
were excellent help not about being deaf but still related to disability
issues.
At least if it ever happens again this may be an option worth pursuing.

Re: {SHHH Support Group} Re: New Member

jai...@bigpond.net.au (judy) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 02:24:30 UT

I have had the same problem, I work for Area Health Health Service and have
suffered considerable abuse and bullying in the office. My Team Leader did
not support me at all. It was only after this particular person went on to
bully another new member of the office that my matter was taken seriously -

RE: {SHHH Support Group} Re: New Member

astew...@printacall.com.au (Andrew Stewart) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:05:35 UT

Hi Scrunch,

This is sad, but it is life. There are people out there like that.

I have chosen to fight in a number of instances when this has occurred. One
method is to launch a DDA complaint against the company, and that makes them
take action, also it raises the issue to a much higher level within the