Here’s a poem by Rose Ayling-Ellis that we can all relate to!
(Here’s the source.)
Dinner Table Conversation
Author: Brad McKenna
tACS Study Participants Wanted
BU’s Hearing Rehabilitation Group
MGH Online Aural Rehab
This free offering runs for 4 Thursdays starting November 13th. Topics to be covered include: How to make the best of your hearing aids, Hearing aid maintenance, Communication Tips with Friends, Family, and Medical Providers, and Hearing Assistive Technologies.
Click here to register: Flyer
Reclaim the Groove
Speech and Hearing Foundation Event
Hearing Aid AR Session
June 21st – New Technology!
Sound Alert Glasses
May Newsletter
This month’s highlights:
Federal funding for accommodative services in education is being threatened under the guise of DEI elimination. Learn about Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 which mandates reasonable accommodation for kids with disabilities in schools receiving federal funds in the article following by HLAA Boston leader and teacher Julie DeMatteo-Lane. Julie also explains how parents access services and provides examples of hearing loss-related accommodations available. Get in the know about what is happening in your schools!
In Massachusetts budget constraints are pressuring resources at the Massachusetts Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (MCDHH) which provides support services and equipment for the neediest in our community. Join our May 14th meeting (6pm via zoom) to hear from MCDHH commissioner Dr. Sotonwa about the support services MCDHH provides to the Deaf and HoH community and how to advocate for full funding.
April Newsletter
Some of the highlights in this month’s newsletter are:
A primer on Section 504 accommodations plans
A request to contact your MA state legislators to ask them to co-sponsor the draft bill (HD 3015) mandating private insurance coverage for hearing aids. Use this link: https://www.dpcma.org/get-involved/action-center#/25
A recap of the Hearing Loss New England Conference