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A Reminder of HLAA resources online

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Here are some HLAA National resources (and other chapters) that are offered online: For a constantly updated calendar of virtual meetings offered by HLAA Chapters throughout the country, check out this link: https://hlaagroups.hearingloss.org/g/HLAALeaders/calendar For the next HLAA National Webinar “Optimizing Virtual Meetings: Empowering Individuals with Hearing Loss to Thrive in the Digital Workplace” on Monday, […]

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Saturday, September 21st meeting on Apps and Phone accessories

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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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August Book Club Summary

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For August we read and discussed : “Reflections from a different journey : what adults with disabilities wish all parents knew / edited by Stanley D. Klein and John D. Kemp ; foreword by Marlee Matlin; BARD: DB 58425. Tuesday, AUGUST 27, 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Amazon Book Summary: [This book] presents 40 stories by successful adults

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Reminder: June Book Club with Author

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Reminder of the upcoming HLAA-TC Book Club meeting on Zoom this Tuesday June 25th at 7:00pm (Central Time). We will be discussing the memoir “But You Look So Normal: Lost and Found in a Hearing World” By Claudia Marseille. Author Claudia Marseille will be joining us! (So get your questions ready for Claudia!) Zoom Registration

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It’s Twin Cities Walk4Hearing Day!

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Today, Sunday, June 2, 2024, is the Twin Cities Walk4Hearing at Como Park in Saint Paul, MN. Be sure to follow us on social media to see updates from the walk: Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and YouTube Twin Cities Walk4Hearing Website Location Como Park 1199 Midway Pkwy. St. Paul, MN 55108 Schedule Registration – 9:30 a.m.

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May Book Club Summary

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Thank you to the small group who gathered on Zoom to discuss “The Sign For Home” By Blair Fell on Tuesday. The author didn’t join us but we had a great discussion. See below for links and topics discussed. The June book is also listed at the end of this blog post (we will have

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April Book Club Summary and Next Book

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On Tuesday, April 23rd the HLAA-TC Book Club met on Zoom to discuss the nonfiction book “My Maggie” By Rich King. King is a retired sports broadcaster from Chicago and he wrote this book about his childhood sweetheart and first wife, Maggie King. Maggie was eventually diagnosed with Usher Syndrome and became DeafBlind. She also

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April is Deaf History Month (resources related to Minnesota Deaf History)

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“In recognition of National Deaf History Month, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz has also proclaimed April 2024 to be Deaf History Month.” You can read the Proclamation by Governor Walz here. In the proclamation several interesting facts and resources were shared. Below we have listed and linked those items of interest. Historic Deaf Minnesotans Olof Hanson

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A Belated Book Club Summary

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Here is the long delayed summary of March Book Club. We met on Tuesday, March 26th to discuss “The Silent House “ by Nell Pattison. The author didn’t join us but she did send us answers to several of our questions via email. We went through those questions and answers during book club. If you

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Thank you for attending March Book Club

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We had a small group meet on Zoom on Tuesday, March 26th to discuss the March Book Club Book “The Silent House” by Nell Pattison. A meeting summary with links will be posted soon, until then if you would like to learn about the book, you can view it on Amazon (no plot spoilers are

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