Support / Education / Advocacy
Through informational meetings (online and in-person), communications (newsletter, web, social media), accessible events, community outreach, and advocacy we help people with hearing loss communicate better to live more fully.
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Upcoming Events & Meetings
- June 26: Disability Reframed
Hosted by GBH, Thursday June 26th @ 6-9 pm
Information & Registration click here: Disability Reframed
- June 18th HLAA Bos Meeting
InnoCaption: Real-Time Captions for Phone Calls
Register Here: InnoCaption
Our speaker, Cristina Duarte, is hearing but understands the challenges of hearing loss and phone communication; she is a CODA – child of Deaf adults – who grew up helping her parents communicate. Click Cristina Duarte on CODA to learn more. Join us on June 18th!
- June 21st – New Technology!
Sound Alert Glasses
- WooSox Deaf/HoH Awareness Day
DATE PENDING – Reschedule!
Original date was rained out; to be rescheduled. If you have any questions Jonathan.Ozek@Outlook.com.
eNews
- June 18th HLAA Bos Meeting
InnoCaption: Real-Time Captions for Phone Calls
Register Here: InnoCaption
Our speaker, Cristina Duarte, is hearing but understands the challenges of hearing loss and phone communication; she is a CODA – child of Deaf adults – who grew up helping her parents communicate. Click Cristina Duarte on CODA to learn more. Join us on June 18th!
- June 21st – New Technology!
Sound Alert Glasses
- May Newsletter
This month’s highlights:
Federal funding for accommodative services in education is being threatened under the guise of DEI elimination. Learn about Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 which mandates reasonable accommodation for kids with disabilities in schools receiving federal funds in the article following by HLAA Boston leader and teacher Julie DeMatteo-Lane. Julie also explains how parents access services and provides examples of hearing loss-related accommodations available. Get in the know about what is happening in your schools!
In Massachusetts budget constraints are pressuring resources at the Massachusetts Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (MCDHH) which provides support services and equipment for the neediest in our community. Join our May 14th meeting (6pm via zoom) to hear from MCDHH commissioner Dr. Sotonwa about the support services MCDHH provides to the Deaf and HoH community and how to advocate for full funding.
- April Newsletter
Some of the highlights in this month’s newsletter are:
A primer on Section 504 accommodations plans
A request to contact your MA state legislators to ask them to co-sponsor the draft bill (HD 3015) mandating private insurance coverage for hearing aids. Use this link: https://www.dpcma.org/get-involved/action-center#/25
A recap of the Hearing Loss New England Conference