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.
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...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...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 …
Our President Pat Dobbs Has Been Published in Maine.gov! 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...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 …
HLAA DownEast Featured on WGAN’s Maine Points, June, 2024 Read More...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 …
Are There Benefits to Hearing Loss? By our Pat Dobbs! May, 2024 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...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...