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

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; webinar begins at 2:00 pm EDT (1 hour) .
Registration is required. Event is FREE. Captions provided.
Details at  HLAA’s main website under Upcoming Events.


Andy will discuss:

  • How to recognize emotional manipulation.
  • How fear and policy inertia often stand in the way of reasonable accommodations.
  • How captioning features in virtual meetings.
  • What Bluetooth hearing devices really mean for risk scores—and why we should question default bans.
  • Why this session isn’t about legal compliance—it’s about challenging assumptions.

Moderated by Michael Noble, Chair of the HLAA “Task Force for Accessible, Inclusive Employment”.