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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New Maine Hearing Loss Support Chapter Wins National Award The national organization Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA) has awarded the Downeast Chapter of Maine the “Up and Coming HLAA …
We Won! HLAA DownEast Maine Received Best Up and Coming Chapter at National Convention 2025 Read More...“Is It Really a Risk? Cybersecurity, Accessibility, and the Myths That Hold Us Back” – by Andy Chandler who is a “Cybersecurity Professional and Accessibility Advocate”. Via HLAA on Zoom; …
Online HLAA webinar May 15, 2025: Accessibilty, Cybersecurity Risk, and Myths Holding Us Back (i.e. folks with Hearing Loss) By Our Own Andy Chandler 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...Use our contact form, etc., if you have any topics or ideas for a 30 to 90 minute session that would be of interest to Maine folks who deal with …
We are taking a short break from hosting events. Meanwhile: let us know what you’d like to see in the near future, or participate in Better Hearing Month (May). Read More...HLAA flyer for #WorldHearingDay. Protect your ears. Check your hearing often. Treat hearing loss ASAP. Learn more at hearingloss.org/WHD and via World Health Organization’s campaign to “make ear and hearing …
World Hearing Day is March 3. Read More...Fyi, this file is 3 pages long. Tap it on an iPhone to get the PreviousNext/etc buttons. How it works on other devices will vary. p.s. by Thomas F Watson …
Andy Chandler’s Summary of His Experience at the HLAA Convention of 2023. Read More...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 …
Zoom Makes ASR Captioning Free for People with Hearing Loss Read More...Shari Eberts, hearing loss advocate and HLAA National board member, was interviewed by NPR’s Peter O’Dowd on Here and Now about Zoom and the lack of captioning on their free …
Shari Eberts of HLAA Was Interviewed by National Public Radio (NPR) Read More...2020 Archives are not available. 2018 and 2019 archives can be found at this link. Experience HLAA! (June 18-19, 2020) Recordings The HLAA convention was replaced with a virtual “Experience …
Experience the 2020 HLAA Virtual Convention – Again! Read More...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 …
Meet Joss, The New American Girl Doll With a Hearing Loss Read More...