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.
We had a marvelous Zoom meeting last Thursday with about a dozen hard-of-hearing folks from all over Maine. We were from South Portland, Deer Isle, Dixmont, Kennebunkport, etc. Even though …
Audiograms, Improved Hearing Possibilities – What We Learned From Brad Ingrao on Dec 8, 2022. Read More...Disability Rights Maine (DRM) is looking for individuals to attend the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Health Access Focus Group on December 13, 2022, 4:00 -6:00 pm, at MECDHH in Falmouth. …
Time Sensitive! Disability Rights Maine (DRM) is looking for Volunteers Read More...Happy holidays, Merry Christmas and let’s all get through the holiday hearing challenges with happiness and enthusiasm. The holiday season can be very stressful for someone with a hearing loss. …
December Madness – Tips on How to Communicate and Stay Sane During the Holidays. Read More...Maine Hearing Loss Support Group for all of us affected by hearing loss. Our new support group is offering two December sessions: December 8, 2022 from 7:00 to 8:30 pm …
Two Amazing December Meetings! Zoom on the 8th and In-Person on the 15th. Read More...We have had a couple of meetings, and there are two in December. And soon we will be official! Pat Dobbs had started a Hearing Loss Association of America in …
It’s Happening! Maine Will Soon Have an HLAA Hearing Loss Support Group Read More...Good News! Thanks to a campaign spearheaded by HLAA’s Shari Eberts, Zoom has agreed to provide captions on free accounts. [Below is from Shari’s blog, “Living With Hearing Loss” From …
Zoom Makes Automated Speech Recognition Captioning Free for People with Hearing Loss Read More...Thank you to Betty Hauck for highlighting Shari Ebert’s latest blog post at livingwithhearingloss.com Betty says, “Some of you may know of Shari Eberts who has been circulating the petition …
A New Take on the Audiogram Designed by Someone with Hearing Loss Read More...Shari Eberts, hearing loss advocate and HLAA National board member, was interviewed by NPR’s Peter O’Dowd on Here and Now about Zoom and the lack of captioning on their free …
Shari Eberts of HLAA Was Interviewed on National Public Radio (NPR) Read More...Categories: Advocacy News, Blog, HLAA, HLAA Blog, News, Newsroom, OTC Barbara Kelley Executive Director Hearing Loss Association of America By Barbara Kelley, Executive Director, Hearing Loss Association of America Follow Barbara on Twitter, @Bkelley_HLAA. HLAA Helps Empower People Facing …
Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids Will Soon be Available to Millions of Americans – April, 2022 Read More...HLAA is thrilled to announce that the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Build Back Better Act of 2021 (H.R. 5376) on November 19, 2021. The Build Back Better Act …
U.S. House of Representatives Expands Medicare to Cover Hearing Aids Read More...