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March 2026 – Hearing Loss Association of America | Boston Chapter

March 11: Lip Reading & Other 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

Best Hearing Aid Features – 2026

with Dr. Cliff Olson

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

Watch the full YouTube video … or forward to the 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 at this link.

Credit to Wynne Whyman at HLAA National for this resource.

HLAA National Convention

June 10-12th, The Galt Hotel, Louisville Kentucky

Join us to learn about the latest hearing health information, technology and research, while connecting with people in our nationwide community who share similar experiences.

The agenda includes 2 general sessions including an NIH-funded Research panel, 24 educational sessions, product demonstrations, and an exhibit hall featuring cutting edge tech and hearing health industry advances. Schedule at a glance

To register: 2026 HLAA National Convention

March 17: Making Musicals in Silence

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

Email to register [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.