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Virtual Meeting – Hearing Loss Association of America | Boston Chapter

Nov 4th: Smart Home Tech: Products & Devices to Make Your Home “Work”

1:00pm on Zoom

Registration: link

Curious about how smart home devices can make daily tasks easier, safer, and more efficient? Join this webinar as we highlight popular assistive technologies that boost independence both inside and outside the home. We’ll also cover costs, potential funding sources, and how to navigate common hurdles along the way.

Presenter: Chris Delenick, OTD, OTL 

Click here for directions.

All Maine CITE webinars are recorded and archived for later viewing but you must register in advance for the meeting to get the link to the archive.

Nov 2nd: Succeed in Your Hearing Loss Journey

4:30pm on Zoom

Register: 
Hearing Loss Journey
Join this informative meeting led by HLAA Washington state board member Carolyn Odio, highly respected for her deep understanding of hearing loss challenges and the technology and skills that can help. 

Carolyn has authored the much-valued A-Z Hearing Loss guide (link) and publishes a weekly blog Hearing Loss Tips that many members follow (subscribe here)

Carolyn with cover a variety of topics including ENT visits, Costco advocacy, Cocktail Party Problem, Multi-Talker Network, Hearing aid ratings, and more.

Questions, email the HLAA Peninsula Chapter 
at [email protected]

Sep 23rd: Brain Training

Opportunities to Train Hearing & Cognition

Register : Brain Training 6:30 pm on Zoom

Join us to hear from Dr. Seitz, Director of Northeastern’s Brain Game Center for Mental Fitness and Well-being , which researches, tests, and disseminates evidence-based applications to benefit people in real-life cognitive challenges from how we see and hear, to our abilities to focus and remember.

June 20: Shari Eberts on Community Engagement

Saturday, Jun 20th, 10-12pm. Hosted by HLAA Eastern CT

Kathy Cienkowski, HLAA Eastern CT chapter VP,
UConn speech, language & hearing professor,
and audiologist hosts hearing loss advocate
Shari Eberts,  author of “Hear and Beyond”.

Register: https://tinyurl.com/2st7j5ka

Questions? contact Janine
[email protected]

June 16th: MBTA Accessibility

Tues. June 16th, 6:30pm via Zoom

Register: MBTA Accessibility

Join us to learn about MBTA accessibility for people with hearing loss. Our speakers, Laura Brelsford of MBTA Accessibility Group, and Nika Lee Tomicic representing RTAG (Riders Transportation Accessibility Group) are both disability advocates who want to hear about your experiences and unmet needs.

June 6: Emergency Preparedness

Sat June 6th, 11-1pm, via Zoom. Hosted by HLAA Indianapolis

MEETING LINK: https://meet.google.com/hon-jtjc-dpr

Panel Discussion:
-Heather Lafferty, Chief Resilence Officer, NV Division of Emergency Management; 
-Tina Gonzales Childress, AuD, CCC-A, Director of Accessibility, Innocaption
-Ryan Hansome, Deputy Director, Marion County Emergency Management Agency,
-Jessica Kindig, Indiana Department of Homeland Security, 
-Linda Loftus, Chair, Indiana Committee for Communication Access.

Phone Number to call in (570) 500-5073‬
use PIN: ‪771 105 468#‬)