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.
Holidays means large and noisy gatherings. Yup, hard to hear environments. It can be isolating and overwhelming. Let’s meet soon. We will share strategies, and I bet we will share …
Details added for Nov 14, 2024, online meeting at 7:00 pm – Holiday Strategies. Read More...We had a sensational time as sponsors of a weekend of movies at the Alamo Theater in Bucksport, Maine, on Nov 1-3, 2024. This theater offers *open captioned* movies every …
Nov 2024 weekend recap from Alamo Theater. Read More...DownEast HLAA Maine team raised $1667 for the 2024 Boston Walk4Hearing (closest to our state). Roster Margaret Myatt – Captain, and Andy Chandler. Maine folks may participate in these annual …
October 2024 Walk4Hearing recap Read More...Join in the fun! Watch a wonderful movie at The Alamo Theater, Bucksport, with captions (Sunday matinee) or connect to the theater’s T-Coil hearing loop all weekend! Four showings – …
Movie weekend with a hearing loop, and open captions! Alamo Theater, Bucksport, ME – Nov 1-3, 2024 Read More...Add the following 3 fun meetings to your calendars! Strategies for Dealing With the Holidays; online Zoom; Nov 14, 2024, at 7:00 PM EST. Zoom link and details to be …
Several events upcoming: Nov 14, 2024 – Zoom, Jan 9, 2025-TBD, and March 29, 2025, tbd Read More...We are a sponsor of the free Deaf Culture Festival on Saturday September 28, 2024, in Falmouth, ME. Please join us and the Maine Association of the Deaf (MEAD) to …
Happening soon! Join us at the Sept 28 Deaf Culture Festival or for the Oct 6 HLAA Walk4Hearing. Read More...Did you know that HLAA Downeast Chapter is over 2 1/2 years old? In that time we have had 20 events, we have presented on WGAN radio, and we have …
Optional survey, to help us help you. Read More...Please join in for local history at the MILL (Maine Museum of Innovation, Learning, and Labor) in Lewiston Maine on Thursday, July 18th. We will start at noon, 12:00 pm. …
Feed Your Brain and Belly! Local History, Then Lunch – All In Lewiston – Thurs. July 18, 2024 Read More...* * * time changed a bit * * * Does insurance cover the cost of hearing aids in Maine? An HLAA DownEast Zoom meeting to …
Does Insurance Cover the Cost of Hearing Aids in Maine? – Zoom Event + ASL interpreter – June 20, 2024 at 6:45 pm. Read More...HLAA Downeast Chapter invites everyone to attend this conference hosted by Disability Rights Maine. June 7, 2024, from 9 am to 4 pm, at UMaine Augusta.Get more info and register …
Deaf & Hard of Hearing Conference: Resilience & Success; in-person June 7 at UMaine Augusta. Read More...