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February Meeting Info

Employment Challenges & Aids for Those with Hearing Loss
Wednesday the 12th @ 6:00 pm
Registration Link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/Bt_fYx2qQwqlhIIUmxxMcQ

Dr. David C. Baldridge is a deafened, cochlear implant user with childhood onset hearing loss. He is a HLAA Board of Directors member, Toomey and Newcomb Faculty Fellow recipient, and Professor of Management at Oregon State University. David earned his Ph.D. in Management from the University of Connecticut, Storrs. His MBA in Finance and BGS with concentrations in Economics, English and Philosophy are from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. His teaching areas include leadership and negotiation. His research interests include diversity, equity and inclusion–primarily accommodation, inclusion and career success for deaf and hard of hearing persons and people with other disabilities. His research has appeared in the Academy of Management Review, Strategic Management Journal, Journal of Management, Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, Journal of International Business Studies, Human Resource Management Review, Journal of Business Communication, and other leading management publications. He serves on the editorial boards for Human Relations, International Journal of Human Resource Management and Managerial Psychology — https://business.oregonstate.edu/users/david-baldridge

NE Regional Convention – Living Well w/ Hearing Loss

March 28-30, Hilton Garden Inn – Marlborough MA

Keynote speaker Barbara Kelley, HLAA National. Other topics include emotional resilience, coping skills, the latest tech + AI, cybersecurity and safety.

Conference fee: $35 ($25 students) includes Saturday breakfast, lunch, dinner plus Friday night buffet.

To Register: [email protected]

Stay: NE Convention Hotel

ADA accommodations are available upon request.

Toastmasters Online for People with Hearing Loss

Need a boost in confidence? Some friendly coaching to improve your speaking skills?

If so, you might like to join the Audible Talkers Toastmasters, which is designed for people with hearing loss. This friendly group meets online via Zoom the first and third Mondays from 6-7:15 pm Arizona time. Everyone is welcome. Questions? Contact Chirsty Abrams ([email protected]) or Harry Wolfe ([email protected]). 

Giving Tuesday – Dec 3rd

HLAA Boston is soliciting donations and volunteers 

We need your help so that we may continue helping you and others who are HOH/Deaf … just like us. Fulfilling our mission of providing information, peer support, and advocacy for our local community takes dollars and volunteer hours to accomplish. Every little bit helps! GO to hlaa-boston.org to contribute and/or volunteer.   THANK YOU!

Relationships & Hearing Loss, Dec 2nd

Time: 11:55am -12:55pm; Meeting on Zoom. Registration required at hearinglossrochester.org

Why can communication go awry for couples? Attendees will be able to identify at least two reasons why, learn two specific strategies to improve communication in a relationship, along with two insights to explore this conversation further and improve your relationship with your partner.

Join the HLAA Rochester Chapter for the featured Zoom presentation led by Dr. Meaghan Fox, a licensed clinical psychologist in private practice in Rochester, specializing in services for people with hearing loss and their families.

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