Laura Hagemann

A trained librarian and amateur writer living a new realty after an accident left me with a Traumatic Brain Injury and diminished hearing. I enjoy learning and researching about hearing loss so I can “Live Well With Hearing Loss.”

HLAA-TC & MNCDHH Town Hall on February 25th on Zoom

On Saturday, February 25th from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm HLAA-TC and the MN Commission of the Deaf, DeafBlind and Hard of Hearing (MNCDHH) are having a Town Hall on Zoom. See below for more information on the Town Hall (information taken from the MNCDHH Town Hall event page) [REGISTER: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAtfuGurzMoGdCGnir8RZjW1lRscYI8AurY ] The Minnesota Commission

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Book Club 2023 Updated Books and February Selection

On Tuesday, January 24th the HLAA-TC book club met on Zoom to discuss the autobiography “I’ll Scream Later” By Marlee Matlin. The group enjoyed talking about Ms. Matlin’s varied career and life and discussed that Ms. Matlin has become the first deaf director in the DGA (Director’s Guild of America) with her direction of a

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Technology & Hearing Devices for “Surviving the Holidays With Hearing Loss”

On Saturday, December 17, 2022 the HLAA-TC Board of Directors presented various aspects related to “Surviving the Holidays with Hearing Loss.” Three major areas were covered: 1) Technology and hearing devices ; 2) Hearing Aid maintenance (for caregivers): 3) Sharing holiday stories. Below are links associated with the information discussed regarding technology and hearing devices. Technology and

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December Meeting: Surviving the Holidays with Hearing Loss and holiday party

For our December HLAA-TC Zoom meeting we are having a “Holiday Themed” meeting. Please join the HLAA-TC board (on Saturday, December 17th from 9:30 am to 12:00 pm) as we gather on Zoom to share tips on surviving the holidays with hearing loss. HLAA-TC President Byrdie Coninx, HLAA-TC Vice President Signe Dysken, HLAA-TC Secretary Susan

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Reminder: HLAA-TC Book Club tonight with author attending!

Reminder that HLAA-TC book club is meeting tonight. The author will be attending! Email social@hlaatc.singlerdesign.com for the Zoom link Tuesday, November 22nd, 2022 at 7:00pm (CST): “A Loss For Words: The Story of Deafness in a Family” by Lou Ann Walker (Nonfiction/Memoir). We will be joined by author Lou Ann Walker for a discussion of her book

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