(A list compiled by Laura Hagemann, HLAA-TC) It was mentioned at the October meeting that a list of HLAA virtual chapter meetings would be helpful while our chapter puts a pause on meetings (both physical and virtual) in 2020. The following is a list of chapters doing virtual meetings (as of the time this blog […]
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One of the topics discussed in the September Zoom meeting (and mentioned in our September Meeting Roundup) was the need for members to renew their membership to HLAA-TC or for people to join if they haven’t done so already. As a non-profit organization, a strong membership is important for us to fulfill our mission. Members are
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The Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA) national organization is hosting virtual meetings via Zoom in June (Saturday, June 6 1-3 CST) and July (Saturday, July 11 1-3 CST). The meetings will be captioned (just like all the HLAA webinars). Please visit this link to find out more information and to register for the virtual
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Here’s another COVID-19 news update with a list of stores that have adjusted their hours due to the health crisis. (This graphic is also in the April newsletter and has been posted on the HLAA-TC Facebook page.) We created this graphic with the store hours and when senior citizen/vulnerable customers shopping time is for each store
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HLAA (the national organization) has decided to cancel the HLAA Convention that was scheduled to take place in June of this year in New Orleans, Louisiana. You can read more about their decision to cancel on the HLAA blog. Like a lot of organizations, HLAA made this decision to cancel the convention due to COVID-19
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Since World Hearing Day (as declared by the World Health Organization) was on March 3rd, this is a “Hearing News” segment with information about maintaining healthy hearing “across the lifespan,” making listening safe and how to successfully use hearing protection. HLAA teamed up with the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) to produce literature on how to
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Each year the World Health Organization (WHO) declares March 3rd as “World Hearing Day.” The idea behind this day is to bring awareness to deafness and hearing loss. Key messages for World Hearing Day 2020 (from The World Health Organization’s World Hearing Day website): At all life stages, communication and good hearing health connect us
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Those who have been following this blog and our announcements at our monthly meetings know that we have steadily been preparing for the “Live Well with Hearing Loss” 2020 Conference. We’ve announced various details on this blog and this is a summary. Read to the end of this post for ANOTHER announcement about the conference.
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Due to the expected heavy snow, the HLAA-TC Board has decided to cancel the Chapter meeting on Saturday, January 18, 2020. We want to keep everyone safe. We will revisit the scheduled topic (a legislative update) at a later date. Stay safe and warm in the snowy weather and keep an eye on our blog
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The second speaker we’re announcing for the 2020 “Live Well With Hearing Loss” conference is photojournalist Thomas Ryther. Thomas Ryther is an Emmy award-winning photojournalist for local TV station WCCO. He also happens to be living and thriving with hearing loss. Ryther was asked by the HLAA-TC to speak at the conference to in part discuss how he
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