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Through informational meetings (online and in-person), communications (newsletter, web, social media), accessible events, community outreach, and advocacy we help people with hearing loss communicate better to live more fully.
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Upcoming Meetings

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  HLAA Washington HOPE Meeting
  by Brad McKenna
  September 26, 2024
  HLAA-WA’s Hearing Other People’s Experiences (HOPE) Virtual Support Meeting features Dr. Larry Medwetsky, who will talk to us about the latest hearing tech advances. When: Wednesday, October 2, 2024 @ 7:00 – 8:15 pm (EST)Where: Zoom Register Here.
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  Cybersecurity and Hearing Loss 
  by Brad McKenna
  August 31, 2024
  On Saturday, October 12, 2024, 2:00pm, The Greater St. Louis Chapter is having Andy Chandler give his Cybersecurity talk. This is a great opportunity to see a presentation that was first given at the HLAA Convention. Here’s their event description and sign-up link: Andy Chandler, a Cochlear Implant recipient and… Read more: Cybersecurity and Hearing Loss 
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  Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids: Learn More
  by Brad McKenna
  May 25, 2024
  OTC 101: Ask the Experts Webinar Series Meet the Manufacturers of Over-the-Counter (OTC) Hearing Aids Wednesday, May 22 and June 5 at 2 p.m. ET Join HLAA for the final two of our OTC 101: Ask the Experts Webinar Series spotlighting over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aids. This exciting new product category offers another… Read more: Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids: Learn More

Upcoming Events

• Online Aural Rehab sessions
  by Brad McKenna
  October 17, 2025
  This online session runs for 4 Thursdays starting November 13th
• Oct 21: Inclusion & Independence thru HAT
  by Kerry Sullivan
  October 14, 2025
  With Dr. Tina Childress 6-7:30pm, Zoom. Register here This HLAA NYC session will highlight technology tools that enable inclusion and independence. Mobile phone built-in iOS and Android accessibility features such as media captions, sound notifications, and speech-to-text, as well as connectivity with hearing aids, cochlear implants, and emerging wireless protocols… Read more: Oct 21: Inclusion & Independence thru HAT
• Oct 22: How to Buy a Hearing Aid
  by Kerry Sullivan
  October 13, 2025
  Speaker: Beth Wilson Register: here Beth Wilson has a PhD in Electrical Engineering, so takes her research into a new hearing aid very seriously. Retired from Raytheon after 33 years, Beth is currently an Adjunct Professor at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Dr. Beth has been a life long advocate for people with disabilities… Read more: Oct 22: How to Buy a Hearing Aid
• Oct 29 – Hearing Loss @ Work
  by Kerry Sullivan
  October 12, 2025
  Zoom Webinar, 2-3pm ET Register: Hearing Loss @ Work Technology can be a powerful enabler of workplace inclusion. In this webinar, audiologists Tina Gonzales Childress, AuD, CCC-A, and Michael Noble, Chair – HLAA Employment Task Force, will share practical strategies, tips, and tools to help people with hearing loss succeed… Read more: Oct 29 – Hearing Loss @ Work

eNews

• USA Deaf Soccer Youth Clinic
  by Kerry Sullivan
  October 14, 2025
  October 25th in Hartford, CT. www.usdeafsoccer.com USA Deaf Soccer Association will be in the Hartford, CT area on October 25 to host a youth soccer clinic before the Men’s Deaf National Team game on Sunday October 26 played at Pratt & Whitney Stadium.The clinic is an inclusive youth soccer clinic… Read more: USA Deaf Soccer Youth Clinic
• Museum of Science: Hearing Loss Exhibit
  by Kerry Sullivan
  August 24, 2025
  Boston Hearing Loss Advocates Lead Creation of Dynamic Exhibit Spurred by long-time hearing loss advocate Andrea Kaneb (above left) — who sits on the MOS and HLAA Boards — the exhibit also includes HLAA Boston leader Jonathan Ozek (above, 2nd to left) and member Saiim Khan sharing their personal hearing… Read more: Museum of Science: Hearing Loss Exhibit
• An Outside Perspective on Hearing Loss
  by Julie Huang
  July 24, 2025
  Hi! My name is Julie and this summer I am interning for HLAA Boston with my friend Alice. I want to start off this post stating that I don’t have hearing loss and I am not deaf, but at our school we have a great CAPS program so I work… Read more: An Outside Perspective on Hearing Loss
• Assumptions About Hearing Aids
  by Alice Wilson
  July 22, 2025
  Hello! My name is Alice and I am a rising senior who is interning with HLAA for the summer. I was assigned to make a blog post on this website to share my experience with hearing loss. As for some context, I was born with moderately severe conductive hearing loss… Read more: Assumptions About Hearing Aids