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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

  • March 11: Lip Reading & Other Helpful Strategies

    Wed. March 11th, 6:30pm via Zoom

    Register: March 11th Meeting

    Join us to grow your Lipreading Skills and learn other communication strategies to employ alongside your hearing assistive tech to understand more of what is being communicated.

    Speaker: Dr. Maryam Salehomoum
    Emerson College, Dept. of Communication Sciences and Disorders

  • March 17: Making Musicals in Silence

    Tuesday, March 17th @ 7pm Via Zoom, Hosted by HLAA- NYC

    To Register, email [email protected]

    Deaf composer Jay Alan Zimmerman will pull back the curtain to reveal how he makes his theatrical projects without hearing much of anything. 

    He will discuss the production of his Incredibly Deaf Musical—the show that helped him transform from a hearing composer into a deaf one inspite of losing his home, hearing, and musical identity due to the 9/11 terrorist attacks. 

    He will also talk about his new theatrical song cycle, Songs For Hands On A Thursday, in which he blends song, sign language, artful open captions, visual music, and the brilliant poetry of playwright Sarah Ruhl. 

  • March 18: Assistive Tech & Digital Access with Tina Childress

    7pm Via Zoom, Hosted by HLAA Maine

    To Register, email [email protected]

    Dr. Tina Gonzales Childress is a dynamic audiologist, advocate, and Accessibility Consultant for InnoCaption who bridges audiology, accessibility, and life experience.
    A late-deafened adult with bilateral cochlear implants and fluency in ASL, she offers a rare dual perspective across Deaf/Hard of Hearing and Hearing communities.

  • March 21: The Latest in Hearing Assistive Tech with Andrea Kaneb

    Saturday March 21 @ 2pm – InPerson & Zoom. Hosted by HLAA SE MA

    Register: Email [email protected] or Zoom Link below.

Upcoming Events

eNews

  • BEST HEARING AID FEATURES OF 2026

    with Dr. Cliff Olson

    Check out this video (link below) for his BEST hearing aid features of 2026.

    Watch the YouTube video in its entirety… or forward to the time indicated below for topics noted.

    Dr. Cliff – Best Hearing Aid Features

    01:08 Auracast Broadcast Audio

    03:09 Remote Care & Virtual Programming

    05:22 DNN Noise Reduction

    07:39 DNN Directionality

    Dr. Cliff’s Best Hearing Aid Buyer’s Guide can be found online by clicking this link.

    Credit to Wynee Whyman at HLAA National for referring us to this resource.

  • HLAA Website Overview

    Brad facilitated a meeting between the American Library Association and HLAA’s Chapter Engagement Coordinator, Melissa Kruse where she gave an overview of the HLAA national’s website. Here’s the recording:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZWSLXSVnSs
  • U.S. appeals order to use ASL interpreters at White House briefings

    “The Department of Justice is appealing a federal judge’s order requiring the White House to immediately begin providing American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation at its press briefings when President Trump or press secretary Karoline Leavitt are speaking.”

    Read more about this from NPR here: https://www.npr.org/…/white-house-asl-deaf-american…

    Email the White House here: https://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/

  • Hearing Aid Innovations:

    New and Improved in 2025

    Hearing Aid Innovations: What’s New and Improved in 2025Hearing aid technology has taken some big leaps forward in 2025. New features include 3D ear scanning, easier Bluetooth pairing and connectivity, AI-driven enhancements, more personalization, and more.Read more in this article from the Audiology and Hearing Aid Center in Wisconsin.