This online session runs for 4 Thursdays starting November 13th
Month: October 2025
Oct 21: Inclusion & Independence thru HAT
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 like Bluetooth LE Audio and Auracast. 3rd party apps for captioning, remote microphone use, video communication and new innovations such as captioning glasses and realtime translation will also be explored. Practical strategies for digital accessibility, including captioning online content and accessible design are shared.
USA Deaf Soccer Youth Clinic
October 25th in Hartford, CT.
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 for kids 4-18 of all skill levels focused on D/HH kids their siblings and CODAs with on-site ASL interpreters (but all kids are welcome). The clinic will be hosted at Cottone Field in Wethersfield, CT starting 1pm. Clinic registration is open now, sign up now, or learn more from our event flyer.
Oct 22: How to Buy a Hearing Aid
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 and an HLAA member since 1986; Dr. Beth served as HLAA Executive Director from 2001-2002.
Oct 29 – Hearing Loss @ Work
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 at work. They’ll explore assistive listening devices, communication apps, and best practices for employers and employees alike.