April 2021

April Meeting Roundup and Local Vaccine Accessibility Opportunities

HLAA-TC met on Saturday, April 17, 2021, from 9:30 am – 12:00 pm for our April HLAA-TC meeting. The speaker was U of M audiologist Katherine Teece, AudD and she spoke about a study she is conducting about how the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting those with sensory loss (vision, hearing, etc.). A meeting summary will

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Vaccine Accessibility Opportunities (ongoing updates)

HLAA-TC has found out about several opportunities for COVID-19 vaccines that provide accessibility for Deaf, DeafBlind and Hard of Hearing. We wanted to share the information with you; our community. More accessibility vaccine options are becoming available and we will continue to update this post and social media.    1. ThinkSelf in St. Paul, MN

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April HLAA-TC Monthly Speaker: Katherine Teece, AuD

On Saturday, April 17, 2021 from 9:30 am to 12:00 pm HLAA-TC will be having our monthly chapter meeting on Zoom. For a meeting link, before the meeting, email treasurer@hlaatc.singlerdesign.com (The following is information on the April speaker(s) that was published in the April 2021 HLAA-TC newsletter.) Katherine Teece, AuD, University of Minnesota, Listen Lab

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Hearing News: Recommended Applications for Transcription, etc.

Ever feel attached to your smartphone? Since COVID-19 has occurred in our society and caused masks that cover mouths to be required in many places, those with hearing loss are relying more on live transcription applications on smartphones to aid in understanding since lip reading is no longer possible. In this hearing news segment we

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