2pm @ Stonebridge Club, Plymouth MA
Nov 15: A Life in Music Lost & Found with Betty Hauck
Author: Kerry Sullivan
Nov 18: Veterans Hearing Loss Support Group on Zoom
8-9pm, ET. Register here
Veterans often experience hearing loss due to explosions and gunfire, prolonged exposure to aviation and other noises, ototoxic chemicals, or even traumatic brain injuries (TBI). To help these veterans, HLAA hosts a virtual (online) chapter dedicated to veterans with hearing loss. The group meets the 3rd Tuesday of the month. The November 18, 2025, meeting will focus on “No One Size Fits All: Real-World Tips & Tools for Navigating Hearing Loss.”
HLAA Survey – Tell Us What You Need by 11/30
Share your thoughts with HLAA! 
We invite you to participate in a survey about your hearing health and use of accessible technology.
Whether you have hearing loss, use hearing assistive devices or are simply passionate about hearing health, your responses will help us develop future resources for our nationwide community. Please complete the survey by November 30.
Nov 22: ADA-Know Your Rights
1-2 pm ET on Zoom
Hearing loss is a disability covered under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and numerous other federal and state laws. Learn about your rights to communication access, what auxiliary aids and services are, and how to ask for them. Ann Thomas, speaker.
Dec 6: “Hearing Things” with Julie & Brad
2pm @ Wilmington Memorial Library.
Two hard of hearing BFFs talk about all the things that make living in a hearing world a challenge. Come for the Information, stay for the laughs!
Wilmington Memorial Library: 175 Middlesex Ave. Wilmington, MA 01887
Nov 18 – Hearing Loss in the Workplace
6-7:30 pm via zoom. Register here
Join HLAA-NYC for a four-member panel discussion focused on hearing loss in the workplace focussed on workplace experiences (not on tech tips like recent HLAA National webinar). The panel will be moderated by Dr. Sophie Racine. Panelists include Nina Raman, who works in the financial services industry; Teresa Delaney, who works as a teacher in New York City schools; Caroline Ruocco, MS CCC-SLP, who works as a pediatric speech language pathologist at Cornell Medical Center and Dr. David Baldridge, a professor of management at Oregon State University College of Business. Topics will include disclosing hearing loss to employers, navigating crowded work events, tools for coping better in conference rooms and Zoom meetings, and the emotional side of hearing loss in the workplace. We welcome anonymous questions in advance as well as questions at the meeting.
Deaf, DeafBlind, Hard of Hearing Community Discussion
Tuesday, November 18th, 1:00 – 2:30pm on Zoom
A dialogue between Luisa Gasco-Soboleski, President of the Connecticut Association of the Deaf, Inc and Janine Katomski, President of HLAA Eastern CT.
This session is designed to promote respectful communication and a deeper understanding of the diverse experiences within the hearing community
To register, please call or text 860-430-4557 or email [email protected]
Museum of Science: Hearing Loss Exhibit
Boston Hearing Loss Advocates Lead Creation of Dynamic Exhibit
Spurred by long-time hearing loss advocate Andrea Kaneb (above left) — who sits on the MOS and HLAA Boards — the exhibit also includes HLAA Boston leader Jonathan Ozek (above, 2nd to left) and member Saiim Khan sharing their personal hearing loss stories among others.
THANK YOU MOS partners for making this exhibit a reality!
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 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.