The HLAA Boston Walk4Hearing for 2024 is in the books! Thanks to everyone who walked or donated!
Click here for photos Or Click here for a video of highlights.
Living Well with Hearing Loss
can be challenging….
We can help!
Support / Education / Advocacy
Upcoming Events & Meetings
- A Life in Music, Lost and Found
Sunday Nov. 24th, 1:30-3:30. Watertown Library. Complimentary Food & Music.
Come hear Betty Hauck, a professional violist turned educator and Hearing Loss advocate, share her inspiring personal story and soul-warming music on violin and viola.
November HLAA Boston In-Person Chapter Meeting
- Giving Tuesday – Dec 3rd
HLAA Boston is soliciting donations and volunteers
We need your help so that we may continue helping you and others who are HOH/Deaf … just like us. Fulfilling our mission of providing information, peer support, and advocacy for our local community takes dollars and volunteer hours to accomplish. Every little bit helps! GO to hlaa-boston.org to contribute and/or volunteer. THANK YOU!
- UConn’s Lab Winterfest: Dec 8
Location: 6 Alethia Drive Storrs, CT on the 2nd floor of the Human Development Center.
RSVP: Winter Wonderland Registration
Accomodations: Email Torri Ann Woodruff-Gautherin
- Toastmasters Online for People with Hearing Loss
Need a boost in confidence? Some friendly coaching to improve your speaking skills?
If so, you might like to join the Audible Talkers Toastmasters, which is designed for people with hearing loss. This friendly group meets online via Zoom the first and third Mondays from 6-7:15 pm Arizona time. Everyone is welcome. Questions? Contact Chirsty Abrams ([email protected]) or Harry Wolfe ([email protected]).
eNews
- AirPods2 offer Hearing Help
Apple AirPods2 offer a Hearing Test, Clinical-Grade Hearing Assistance, and Hearing Protection for those with mild to moderate hearing loss.
More information here: https://www.apple.com/airpods-pro/hearing-health/
- FCC Approves Hearing Aid Compatibility Order
In October, the FCC ruled that 100% of cellphones sold in the US need to be hearing aid/CI compatible over next 2-3 1/2 years, making it easier for those with hearing loss to purchase a compatible device.
- HLAA East Bay Chapter OTC Aids Program
In October the East Bay Chapter of the HLAA held a program on Over-the-Counter (OTC) Hearing aids.
They shared the recording of the program and here are the slides.
- Introducing Phonak’s Audéo Sphere Infinio
Phonak is diving deep into AI (artificial intelligent) and DNN (deep neural network). Starting today, August 7, 2024, The Infinio is available in the US.