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HLAA Downeast Chapter

HLAA Downeast Chapter

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.

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Author: Margaret Myatt

Captions, movies, television / Telephone

Make Your Smartphone Your Friend – Learn all about it – Zoom! Feb. 20, 2025

February 16, 2025February 18, 2025

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 …

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Hooray! HLAA DownEast will be at the Bridgton Festival – Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025 – Come visit our booth!

February 1, 2025February 3, 2025

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! …

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Please make a donation in honor of the memory of Tim Porta

October 29, 2024October 30, 2024

Click on this post to make a donation in honor of Tim Porta. The green button to the left. If you prefer to send a check, you may send a …

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Deaf and hard of hearing history / Fun events!

Deaf Culture Festival in Portland Was a Success For Us Hard-of-Hearing Folks Too!

September 29, 2024September 29, 2024

   We had a wonderful time at the Deaf Culture Festival that was held on Mackworth Island, Baxter School for the Deaf in Falmouth, Maine.  We had a booth and …

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Education / Maine USA

Our President Pat Dobbs Has Been Published in Maine.gov!

August 12, 2024April 16, 2025

An Interview with Pat Dobbs, President of the Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA), Downeast Chapter of Maine https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/MEDOL/bulletins/3ac24cf The Division for the Deaf, Hard of Hearing and Late Deafened …

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Down East region of Maine / Information / Maine USA

HLAA DownEast Featured on WGAN’s Maine Points, June, 2024

June 6, 2024June 10, 2024

June, 2024 – Our Vice President, Margaret Myatt, spoke with Danny Martignetti on WGAN’s talking points during the first week on June, 2024.  She and Danny chatted informally about what …

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Living With Hearing Loss

Are There Benefits to Hearing Loss? By our Pat Dobbs! May, 2024

May 24, 2024June 9, 2024

Thank you Pat, for sharing your article that was published in Hearing Health Foundation.  She is famous! Are There Benefits to Hearing Loss? by Pat Dobbs (Por favor desplácese hacia …

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Fun events! / Living With Hearing Loss

The Emotional Side of Hearing Loss – Thurs., April 18, 2024

April 10, 2024April 10, 2024

Online via Zoom on Thursday, April 18, 2024, at 7:00 pm EDT: The Emotional Side of Hearing Loss. Please join us!  Our next Zoom gathering will be provocative and informative! …

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Fun events! / Meetings

And We Had Another Delightful Luncheon Gathering – This One In Deer Isle, Nov. 11th, 2023

November 19, 2023November 19, 2023

Yes! Our HLAA DownEast Chapter had another small gathering on November 11th in Deer Isle after our small gathering on November 4th in South Portland.  We all know that good …

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Fun events!

We Had a Delightful Luncheon Gathering in South Portland, Nov. 4th, 2023

November 2, 2023February 1, 2024

Nov 4, 2023 – It was a delightful HLAA DownEast chapter luncheon in South Portland.  It was a small group, five, but we chatted up a storm.  We talked about …

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