The mission of the Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA) Downeast Chapter is to educate Mainers with hearing loss (as well as their families and friends) about the causes, nature, and complications of hearing loss and what can be done to better cope with that loss.
June 10, 2025Shari Eberts Are you having trouble opening your hearing aid batteries? If so, this may be due to Reese’s Law, which went into effect in March of 2024. In …
Hearing Aid Packaging Needs an Overhaul Read More...Let’s Do Lunch! An in-person social in Augusta! Saturday May 17, 2025, at Noon.Where: The Riverfront Barbeque & Grille, 300 Water Street, Augusta. It is fun, important, and valuable for …
Two Events Approaching Quickly: Lunch Social in Augusta on Sat., May 17th at Noon, and the Healthy Aging Expo on Thurs., May 22nd 10-2 pm in Bangor. Read More...“Is It Really a Risk? Cybersecurity, Accessibility, and the Myths That Hold Us Back” – by Andy Chandler who is a “Cybersecurity Professional and Accessibility Advocate”. Via HLAA on Zoom; …
Online HLAA webinar May 15, 2025: Accessibilty, Cybersecurity Risk, and Myths Holding Us Back (i.e. folks with Hearing Loss) By Our Own Andy Chandler Read More...March 28 – 30, 2025 – The New England Regional HLAA Conference Over 100 people across New England came together to learn, share, network and have fun at the New …
March, 2025 New England Regional HLAA Conference – A Huge Success Read More...Congratulations to Rick Alexander from Blue Hill! Winner of Our Scholarship for a First Time Attendee to the HLAA National Convention, in Indianapolis, June 11-14, 2025. He submitted a heartfelt essay …
We Have a Winner of Our Scholarship for a First Time Attendee to the HLAA National Convention – 2025 Read More...Congratulations to Us! Our HLAA chapter – HLAA DownEast has been named the “Up and Coming Chapter of the Year – 2025!” The announcement was made on March 10, with …
Our HLAA Chapter Has Been Named the “Up and Coming Chapter of the Year – 2025!” Read More...This will be a great event for all of us! Bring a friend! Join in the excitement! HLAA New England chapters (Eastern CT, Downeast = Maine, MA – Boston, Vermont, …
HLAA New England Convention- In-person Saturday March 29, 2025 – Marlborough, MA. Read More...Dealing with telephones, televisions, and theaters How’s that smartphone working for you? Are you frustrated? Do you want to hang it all up? Well, hold that line! There are tools …
Make Your Smartphone Your Friend – Learn all about it – Zoom! Feb. 20, 2025 Read More...We will be at the Bridgton Festival spreading the word about living with hearing loss. It will be a fun day – come on down and show us your support! …
Hooray! HLAA DownEast will be at the Bridgton Festival – Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025 – Come visit our booth! Read More...Great news! The deadline to reserve a room for the Marlborough New England mini-convention has been extended! We now have until February 28th to reserve a room. Please go the …
Attention! We all have more time! A change in the deadline to reserve a room for the March, 2025 conference in MA. Read More...