Healthy Aging Expo – May 14, 2026. We were there!
We were there with our new banner! The banner is nice and sends a good message, but it’s 5 feet tall!!! Too big to put on the table. However, many people stopped to look at it and we enjoyed many conversations with new hearing loss friends.
We will keep the banner and we hope we keep our new friends.
Since 2006 Eastern Area Agency on Aging (EAAA) has presented its annual expo in May to celebrate Older Americans Month.
Making your smartphone your friend – May 9, 2026 – South Portland
We were a small, cozy group. Come on, Portland… where are you? Anyway, the folks there had a delightful conversation and we all learned a lot aobut telephone apps, Bluetooth, Auracast, live captions and more.
Portland, we will do something like this again soon.
Hidden Impact of Hearing Loss on Relationships, At the Blue Hill Library – April 30, 2026
In spite of the dreary, rainy, cold April Maine evening, there was a solid and cozy gang of nine to enjoy Pat’s delightful presentation on hearing loss and relationships. It’s a tough road for all of us and Pat knows how to turn that stress into something manageable, even delightful—and something we can laugh about together.”
More to come for sure. Thank you Pat for sharing your positive spirit!
Connect and Discover Hearing Access Technologies and Digital Accessibility with Tina Childress, March, 2026
We all learned much from Tina Childress – hearing loss technology guru extraordinaire!
As promised, the link to the recorded Zoom session is below.
And click here to view and/or download the corresponding Powerpoint slides.
Duration: 1hr 30 minutes
Shareable link: https://us06web.zoom.us/rec/
Passcode: !p&5.J!w
“Ask the Audiologist” Live Zoom! Come And Ask! February 2026
The lead audiologist from Northeast Hearing and Speech, Laura Keech joined us and answered many of our questions about hearing aids, audiograms, hearing evaluations, and how to buy hearing aids. the session was action-packed with questions, discussion, and new knowledge of how to live with hearing loss.
Below is a link the recording of the Zoom event. Duration = 1 hour 25 minutes
Shareable link: https://us06web.zoom.us/rec/
Passcode: g*u*07Am
January 2026 ~ In person ~ Open Discussion: How hearing loss impacts our lives. at the South Portland Community Center.
Zoom session Thursday, January 22, 2026 ~ What People With Hearing Loss Can Expect at Maine Health – MaineHealth Interpreter Service – Hard of Hearing Patient’s Resources
Malvina Gregory and Sara Jodi of Maine Health did an outstanding job presenting the important tools and techniques that they employ to make their services accessible to people with hearing loss. We had a good turnout and people learned much. We need to empower ourselves to ask for interpretative services and Maine Health delivers.
And thank you to Thomas for recording the event.
Duration: 01:18:27
Share link: https://us06web.zoom.us/rec/share/VT_PlFVuY7DVdqQ0gxlfp9A_HZBz-spUqQnD4p1TdVuAQPalGKpqhLfdkqlWMvXN.Jg8zKvaK9sJ9QShW
Passcode: pGdj=ci7