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.
Our Chapter is Invited! Wednesday, January 18, 2023 DownEast Chapter has been invited to a Zoom session from our President’s Pat Dobbs, old chapter, HLAA Morris County, New Jersey. What …
We Are Invited-January 18, 2023-Morris County Chapter and HLAA’s Sheri Eberts Read More...Back in 2019 the Maine legislature passed a statute requiring private insurers to cover the cost of hearing aids. The law took effect on New Year’s Day, 2020. Private health …
Hearing Aid Insurance Coverage in Maine – 2019 Statute Read More...This is wonderful news! Find your loop! What Are Hearing Loops? Hearing loops are user-friendly assistive listening systems that offer easy, immediate, discreet communication access and universal hearing aid compatibility. …
Find Your Loop! Google Maps is Now Indexing “Assistive Hearing Loops” Read More...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...