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• Woo Sox DHH Awareness Day
  by Brad McKenna
  March 27, 2025

  May 23rd @ 6pm

  

  May 23rd is Deaf and Hard of Hearing Awareness Day for the Woo Sox! Scan the code above or go to WooSox Deaf/HoH Event to get discounted tickets! If you have any questions or need any help, contact Jonathan Ozek at [email protected].

• May 14th HLAA Bos Meeting
  by Kerry Sullivan
  March 24, 2025

  MCDHH: Dr. Sotonwa

  Register here: May 14th Meeting Registration

  MCDHH provides accessible communication, education, and advocacy to consumers and private and public entities so that programs, services, and opportunities are fully accessible to persons who are Deaf and hard of hearing.

  We’ve asked Dr. Sotonwa to speak to us about MCDHH services for those with hearing loss living independently and not covered by Mass Health (Medicaid).

• Aquarium & Lunch – May 3rd
  by Kerry Sullivan
  February 26, 2025

  Sign up by April 13th!

  Mark your calendar! HLAA-Boston has planned an event at the New England Aquarium for Saturday May 3rd, followed with lunch at Legal Seafoods Long Wharf. (Participants to pay their own way).
  If interested: Email Anthony at [email protected] by April 13th; include “NE AQUARIUM” in the subject of the email.  Details will be provided as we get closer to the date. 
  Hope to see you there!

• April 16th HLAA Bos Meeting
  by Kerry Sullivan
  February 26, 2025

  Understand Your Audiogram & Hearing Aid Tech

  Register: April 16th Meeting

  

  Dr. King Chung, PhD, CCC-A Bio

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• May Newsletter
  by Brad McKenna
  May 1, 2025

  This month’s highlights:

  Federal funding for accommodative services in education is being threatened under the guise of DEI elimination. Learn about Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 which mandates reasonable accommodation for kids with disabilities in schools receiving federal funds in the article following by HLAA Boston leader and teacher Julie DeMatteo-Lane. Julie also explains how parents access services and provides examples of hearing loss-related accommodations available. Get in the know about what is happening in your schools!

  In Massachusetts budget constraints are pressuring resources at the Massachusetts Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (MCDHH) which provides support services and equipment for the neediest in our community. Join our May 14th meeting (6pm via zoom) to hear from MCDHH commissioner Dr. Sotonwa about the support services MCDHH provides to the Deaf and HoH community and how to advocate for full funding.

  Read the full newsletter here.

• April Newsletter
  by Brad McKenna
  April 15, 2025

  Some of the highlights in this month’s newsletter are:

  A primer on Section 504 accommodations plans

  A request to contact your MA state legislators to ask them to co-sponsor the draft bill (HD 3015) mandating private insurance coverage for hearing aids. Use this link: https://www.dpcma.org/get-involved/action-center#/25

  A recap of the Hearing Loss New England Conference

  You can read the complete April newsletter here.

• March 2025 Newsletter
  by Brad McKenna
  February 28, 2025

  Some of the highlights of this month’s newsletter:

  New member Julie Dematteo-Lane introduces herself and her show on hearing loss

  Social media director, Jonathan Ozek is appointed to the Statewide Advisory Council (SAC) for the Massachusetts Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (MCDHH).

  Dr. Tian Wang and the Hearing Restoration Project is looking for consumer product review volunteers.

  Curious to learn more? Read the newsletter here!

• Tinnitus Support
  by Brad McKenna
  February 10, 2025

  Shari Eberts latest blog post has some great advice for those of us suffering from tinnitus.

  While there is no cure for #tinnitus, don’t tell patients there is nothing they can do. Many options exist to help ease the burden. #TinnitusSupport

  Read the article here.