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Give to the Max Day is TODAY, November 20, 2025

As mentioned earlier, HLAA-TC is participating in Minnesota’s fundraising event called Give To The Max Day TODAY, November 20, 2025. We have participated in years past and are again this year. It’s a chance for us to raise funds and awareness for our organization here in Minnesota. Please support us by donating if you can […]

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Saturday, September 21st meeting on Apps and Phone accessories

This Saturday, September 21, 2024, is the first HLAA-TC chapter meeting of the 2024-2025 season. It is an IN PERSON ONLY meeting (all chapter meetings are IN PERSON ONLY this year) at Courage Kenny Rehabilitation Institute in Golden Valley, MN (in the board room, our usual location). To find out more about our location, visit

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Disability Performance at Mixed Blood Theatre

HLAA-TC Vice President Laura Hagemann will be performing again sharing her experience with disability, brain injury and hearing loss. Mixed Blood Theatre in Minneapolis is having their “12 x 12” festival on Saturday August 19th and Sunday August 20th. All 12 performances (including the previously mentioned Disability performance) will take place in three acts. The

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May Meeting Topic and Register to receive a link

For the May 20th chapter meeting of HLAA-TC we will not have a speaker and are instead having a “Group discussion of our individual ways of living with hearing loss.” This will be an open discussion with everyone in attendance where all are encouraged to share tips and our individual ways of living with hearing

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Communication Access Plan (link to HLAA PDF)

As 2020 closes out and a new year begins those of us at HLAA-TC wanted to provide you with a link to the Communication Access Plan (CAP) developed by HLAA. Access the PDF by clicking on this link: https://www.hearingloss.org/wp-content/uploads/HLAA_HC_Full_Guide.pdf The Communication Access Plan (CAP) is “A Guide for Effective Communication in Health Care” that the

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ALL HLAA-TC meetings will be Virtual in 2020-2021

Announcing ALL HLAA-TC meetings will be Virtual in 2020-2021 By Laura Hagemann  HLAA-TC 1st Zoom Meeting: September 19, 2020 at 9:30 a.m. The end of our Spring 2020 HLAA-TC sessions were canceled due to concerns about COVID-19, and we didn’t know how 2020-2021 would be affected. We can now announce that the HLAA-TC board has

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Virtual theatre and live performances

Virtual Theatre and Live Performances By Laura Hagemann As the concern of COVID-19 still dominates our lives more and more aspects of daily life are becoming virtual.  Now areas of life that were more “special events” or occasional activities are also becoming virtual. In that latter category is theatre, live performances, and cultural events. Broadway

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Newsletter Article Repost: Virtual Visits With Hearing Loss

Virtual Visits with Hearing Loss  By Christine Morgan, HLAA-TC President  (Originally published in our May 2020 newsletter) What happens when you have hearing loss and can’t see your healthcare provider face-to-face? Have you had the “virtual visit” experience? Has it been satisfactory for you? Let me give you four of my personal examples. A routine

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