Support / Education / Advocacy
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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New England Conference
The first hearing loss New England Conference is happening from March 28-30th in Marlborough!
Reuse/Recycle
Consider donating old hearing aids.
Living Well with Hearing Loss can be challenging….
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Upcoming Events & Meetings
- March 19th HLAA BOS Meeting
Complimentary Aural Rehab & Discounted Hearing Aids
Register here: March 19th
Nicole Laffan is the Director of Audiology Clinic and Associate Clinical Professor at Northeastern University, Bouvé College of Health Sciences. Nicole Laffan Bio - Museum of Science – March 21 @ 7PM
“Aging and Disability”
Register Here: MOS event
Join the Museum’s Center for Life Sciences for an evening of dialogue led by 3 esteemed researchers. They will consider the concept of aging and ask:
1) What does it mean to age while disabled? 2) How does disability prepare us for aging? 3) How does disability disrupt expectations of aging? 4) What about those who experience time differently?
ASL Interpreters and live captioning available; you can also view via ZOOM.
- NE Regional Convention – Living Well w/ Hearing Loss
March 28-30, Hilton Garden Inn – Marlborough MA
Keynote speaker Barbara 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.
To Register: [email protected]
Stay: NE Convention Hotel
ADA accommodations are available upon request.
- Hearing Aid Tips and Tricks
Want to get the most out of your hearing aids?
Monthly: Mondays @ 7pm, Zoom OR in-person at the Wilmington Public Library Tech Tips Registration
Technology librarian Brad McKenna – who has been wearing hearing aids for almost twenty years – hosts a monthly discussion group where attendees can ask questions and share tips and tricks. Brad gets the conversation started each meeting by showing what technologies he finds helpful. The discussion isn’t just technology. Brad shares practical advice, communication tips – like asking people to rephrase not repeat – and what’s involved in getting hearing aids in the first place.
eNews
- March 2025 Newsletter
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
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
- Apple Enhance Dialog feature.
Boosts speech vs. background sounds on Apple Devices
From: Tom’s Guide reviews Read the rest of the article.
To enable Enhance Dialog on iphone: 1) Go to Settings, 2) Select “Accessibility”, 3) Select “Audio & Visual”, 4) Tap switch to “Add Voice Isolation”
- 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/