Letter

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!! The show was GREAT - the captioning was super - and I loved every word! My husband commented that it was even better than he expected, which is quite something coming from jaded New Yorkers (now New Jerseyites.) It's not just about being able to see a show, it's also the whole process of "going to a show" - mingling with other theater-goers, getting to see that wonderful theater, going out to dinner afterwards, walking around with a Playbill tucked under my arm. It's hard to describe what that all means to me, without knowing what it feels like NOT to have been able to do that for so long. And Lew will probably tell you that as we were talking during the intermission, a young man came over, thanked Lew for the captioning, and said it was the first show his wife had ever enjoyed. They were sitting two rows in front of us. Just looking at them, you would never have guessed that there was any problem - but that's the nature of hearing loss - invisible and more prevalent than you'd ever think, in all ages. So MANY MANY THANKS for all your efforts in getting captioned performances - and understanding how important captioning is to people with hearing loss like me. Best regards, Arlene Arlene RomoffTrustee, Hearing Loss Association of New JerseyAuthor, "HEAR AGAIN - Back to Life with a Cochlear Implant"