Hearing Loss Association of America | Boston Chapter – Serving Boston, Massachusetts and the surrounding area, our mission is to empower people who have hearing loss by facilitating opportunities for social engagement, education and skill development.
Serving Boston, Massachusetts and the surrounding area, our mission is to empower people who have hearing loss by facilitating opportunities for social engagement, education and skill development.
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Living Well with Hearing Loss can be challenging…. We can help!
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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. Join Us!
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Dr. David C. Baldridge is a deafened, cochlear implant user with childhood onset hearing loss. He is a HLAA Board of Directors member, Toomey and Newcomb Faculty Fellow recipient, and Professor of Management at Oregon State University. David earned his Ph.D. in Management from the University of Connecticut, Storrs. His MBA in Finance and BGS with concentrations in Economics, English and Philosophy are from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. His teaching areas include leadership and negotiation. His research interests include diversity, equity and inclusion–primarily accommodation, inclusion and career success for deaf and hard of hearing persons and people with other disabilities. His research has appeared in the Academy of Management Review, Strategic Management Journal, Journal of Management, Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, Journal of International Business Studies, Human Resource Management Review, Journal of Business Communication, and other leading management publications. He serves on the editorial boards for Human Relations, International Journal of Human Resource Management and Managerial Psychology — https://business.oregonstate.edu/users/david-baldridge
Keynote speakerBarbara Kelley, HLAA National. Other topics include emotional resilience, coping skills, the latest tech + AI, cybersecurity and safety.
Conference fee: $35 ($25 students) includes Saturday breakfast, lunch, dinner plus Friday night buffet.
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.
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.