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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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HLAA Downeast Chapter is Official!

March 8, 2023July 16, 2023 - by Thomas Watson III

Hearing Loss Association of America welcomed a new branch to the HLAA family on Feb 28, 2023. President Pat Dobbs and VP Margaret Myatt joined with other leaders to set …

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Time Sensitive! Disability Rights Maine (DRM) is looking for Volunteers

December 6, 2022December 6, 2022 - by Margaret Myatt

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. …

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Zoom Makes ASR Captioning Free for People with Hearing Loss

February 26, 2021December 8, 2022 - by admin

Good News! Thanks to a campaign spearheaded by HLAA’a  Shari Eberts, Zoom has agreed to provide captions on free accounts.  [Below is from Shari’s blog, “Living With Hearing Loss” From …

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2020 Walk4Hearing – October 25,2020

October 2, 2020December 8, 2022 - by admin

Sunday October 25, 2020: New England Walk4Hearing Online Celebration 9:45 am (Eastern) Sign on begins 10:00 am (Eastern) Online program begins The walks are virtual this year, so the New England Walk4Hearing …

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Meet Joss, The New American Girl Doll With a Hearing Loss

January 1, 2020December 8, 2022 - by admin

Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA), the nation’s leading nonprofit organization representing people with hearing loss, is proud to partner with American Girl, the inspiring world of dolls and a …

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From the Geranium Farm! Origin of Gallaudet University ~ in honor of the Rev. Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet

October 19, 2019December 8, 2022 - by admin

Thomas Gallaudet and Henry Winter Syle, Priests, 1902 and 1890 Ministry to the deaf in The Episcopal Church begins with Thomas Gallaudet and his protégé, Henry Winter Syle. Without Gallaudet’s …

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  • Upcoming events has been updated. Oct is Walk4Hearing; Nov has an in-person meeting for anyone in Maine.
  • Inaugural Annual Get-Together on Sept 9, 2023 Was Loads of Fun!
  • Walk4Hearing on Oct 1, 2023, in Boston, MA, or virtually.
  • Help Us Celebrate In-Person! 1st Annual Get-Together on Sept 9, 2023, at Noon in Augusta.

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