Hearing Loss Association of America | Boston Chapter
Serving Boston, Massachusetts and the surrounding area, our mission is to empower people who have hearing loss by facilitating opportunities for social engagement, education and skill development.
COMING UP! Boston Chapter HLAA meeting
Saturday June 12th via Zoom*
4:00 – 6:00 pm
*Link to be sent to mailing list members closer to the date. Newcomers – please email hearatboston@gmail.com
Join us for socializing and learning from peers living with hearing loss.
Possible presentation by Commissioner Sotonwa from the Massachusetts Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing.
More details to come! Mark your calendars!
Boston Chapter MeetingSaturday April 17, 2021 via Zoom*
4:00 -6:00 pm
H.O.P.E- Hearing Our Personal Experiences
*Link to be sent at later date to Hear@Boston members and friends. Newcomers and visitors please email hearatboston@gmail.com to receive the link.
Join us for a time of reflection, listening and sharing about living with hearing loss, especially during mask-wearing times.
Explore the world of captions, pros and cons, and all the ways to capture it.
All are invited to contribute to conversation, but not obligated.
“Hope is the thing with feathers
That perches in the soul,
And sings the tune without the words,
And never stops at all,”…
-Emily Dickinson
HLAA Boston Chapter Board
Liz, Sue, Barbara and Carol
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Date: Tuesday, February 2, 2021 Time: 10 a.m. EST (Eastern Time), 7 a.m. PST (Pacific Time), 4 p.m. CEST (Central European Time), 9 p.m. ICT (Indochina Time), 10 p.m. PHST (Philippines Time) Cochlear implant devices are small, complex devices that can help provide a sense of sound to the user. Around more than 40 years, the technology is in use in many parts of the world. In this session, users and professionals will share their knowledge and experience with cochlear implants for adults as well as offer best practice tips. Speakers:
The session will be moderated by Avi Blau, vice-president of IFHOH. |
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After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar. Realtime captioning will be provided. |
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Registration is now open for the ALDA/HlAA accessible tour at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston on Saturday November 21,2020. Please join us for the first of an ongoing schedule of virtual MFA tours via Zoom with Karen Moss as our guide . Our first event is based on the topic “Gatherings Over Time”. This time of year some people are planning their holiday celebrations and such gatherings have been pared back or cancelled altogether during the Covid pandemic . Let us explore various art images in the context of “Gatherings Over Time” as festive, upbeat and enjoyable.
Join CHC September 30th for “Health Care, Hearing Loss and Communication Challenges: Taking Charge in 2020 and Beyond” – a dynamic discussion about our changing health care system and how to navigate it with a hearing loss. We will include perspective and guidance from patients and a physician who uses two cochlear implants.
Learn insider tips and strategies to access effective communication during your virtual and in-person appointments, including what to say and do when things don’t go well or as planned. This program will cover a range of accessibility tools, technology and smartphone apps and will detail real-world scenarios you can use in different situations to optimize your health care experience. Discussion followed by Q&A.
Real-time captioning and ASL interpreter provided.
For more information, visit <https://chchearing.org/community/events/health-care-hearing-loss-covid-communication-access-webinar/>.
A Life in Music Lost & Found
My Journey as a Musician with Hearing Loss
A “Talk & Play” presentation by
Betty Hauck, violin and viola
For 50 years, Betty enjoyed a rich and rewarding career as a professional violist—until the day she realized that she had to retire because of progressive hearing loss. For three years, she completely turned her back on music. In this “Talk & Play” presentation, she will tell the story of how various twists and turns led her back into sharing the joy of music while educating and advocating for those with hearing loss. Her talk will be punctuated by short musical selections on both violin and viola. The program is about one hour and includes Q&A at the end.
A Google Meet Presentation. Log in instructions to follow
Saturday, October 17, 2020, 4:00 pm
Highlights of Betty’s career include performing for the Kennedys at the White House, playing in a string quartet with Yo-Yo Ma and, as a founding member of the Apple Hill Chamber Players, touring the Middle East annually, performing and teaching young Palestinian and Jewish music students.
Betty was featured in an NPR story about musicians and hearing loss: http://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2018/04/17/classical-musicians-hearing-loss
Contact: bettiola@comcast.net
Welcome back Hear@Boston, your Boston HLAA chapter. We will have our first gathering on September 26th – Newcomers and vistors welcome! This will be our first meeting of the new season, a chance for us to catch up with old friends, meet new friends, and to hear about exciting developments in the chapter. Please join in and learn what good things are ahead.
Details for logging into this Google Meet gathering will be posted soon.
These meetings are virtual experiences where people from the hearing loss community can come together and socially connect. They are captioned online meetings using ZOOM that include a presentation from a guest speaker, question and answer exchanges from participants, hearing health tips and more. [Full story]
From Hearingloss.org:
While HLAA2020 is cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, our community is demanding more online content. In response to that, we are offering an online experience open to everyone, free of charge, with aspects of an HLAA Convention and a look to HLAA2021 in San Diego.
HLAA is excited about the opportunity to present highlights from HLAA2020 Convention in a new online format. While we will miss the networking, personal connections, and sense of support we gain from attending an HLAA Convention, by joining us on your devices remotely on Thursday, June 18 and Friday, June 19, we can attend HLAA2020 and be together virtually, learning about the latest in research, technologies, and services to assist people to live well with hearing loss. [Full story]
