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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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How to use the InnoCaption phone app, online Thursday January 16, 2025, at 7:00 PM EST.

January 8, 2025January 10, 2025

Learn how to make phone calls easier to understand, straight from the maker of a popular speech-to-text app = InnoCaption. Human assistance with captions during a call is available, although …

How to use the InnoCaption phone app, online Thursday January 16, 2025, at 7:00 PM EST. Read More...
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Details added for Nov 14, 2024, online meeting at 7:00 pm – Holiday Strategies.

November 8, 2024

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...
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Nov 2024 weekend recap from Alamo Theater.

November 8, 2024February 21, 2025

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...
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October 2024 Walk4Hearing recap

November 8, 2024November 8, 2024

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...
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Movie weekend with a hearing loop, and open captions! Alamo Theater, Bucksport, ME – Nov 1-3, 2024

October 24, 2024October 25, 2024

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...
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Several events upcoming: Nov 14, 2024 – Zoom, Jan 9, 2025-TBD, and March 29, 2025, tbd

October 23, 2024October 25, 2024

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...
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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 …

Deaf Culture Festival in Portland Was a Success For Us Hard-of-Hearing Folks Too! Read More...
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Happening soon! Join us at the Sept 28 Deaf Culture Festival or for the Oct 6 HLAA Walk4Hearing.

September 17, 2024September 17, 2024

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...
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Feed Your Brain and Belly! Local History, Then Lunch – All In Lewiston – Thurs. July 18, 2024

June 29, 2024July 3, 2024

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...
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Does Insurance Cover the Cost of Hearing Aids in Maine? – Zoom Event + ASL interpreter – June 20, 2024 at 6:45 pm.

June 8, 2024June 20, 2024

* * * 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...

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