4/21/25 Page Updates Below
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Two Annual National Conventions for People with Hearing Loss
​New Hearing Accessibility Resource
NEW Support/Advocacy Groups for Colorado
Hey, Siri!  What's New?

We are Colorado's Voice for People
with Hearing Loss!
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Information      Education
 Support         Advocacy
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​Colorado has four Chapters - Boulder, Colorado Springs, Denver, and Grand Junction.  
We work at the local and State level for ​communication access, public policy, research, public awareness, ​
and ​service delivery for people with ​hearing loss 
  • We hold FREE monthly meetings and socials for the hearing loss community.  Our meetings are open and all are welcome to attend whether you have hearing loss or no hearing loss at all. 
  • ​​Our meetings use Hearing Assistive Technology (HAT) that  includes a professionally-installed ​hearing loop, assistive listening devices (ALDs), and live CART or automated speech-recognition (ASR) captioning.  
Click here for meeting information, or click here for monthly calendar of Colorado Chapter meetings and other events of interest to people with hearing loss. 
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​​Two Upcoming Annual National   Conventions for People ​with Hearing Loss
Don't miss HLAA Annual Convention in Indianapolis! 
For all the information, click here
Advance registration available online ​through May 14th 
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ALDA Annual Convention in Denver!
For more information about ALDA and to
Register for the Convention, click here.
Early bird rate ends June 30th 

 New Hearing Accessibility Resource

​​ Center for Hearing Access (CHA) is a National Nonprofit Center Focusing on ​Assistive Listening Systems ​for People
​With Hearing Loss
Wynne Whyman -  Colorado-Based Director of Advocacy & Communications
The  Mission is to pursue the understanding and adoption of those principles, practices, designs, and technologies that best realize a world in which seamless and simple hearing access is available to everyone with hearing loss so they can participate fully across all aspects of daily life.
​​Find information on:
  • ADA information, and articles
  • Practical handouts
  • videos, templates, and tools
​New resource especially for: 
  • people with hearing loss
  • audiologists and hearing instrument specialists
  • owner/operators at sites
​​​​​​Let’s Loop Colorado! provides education, information, and no-cost presentations in the community about hearing loops, FM, and Infrared systems from a consumer perspective. Assistive Listening Systems provide clear speech for people with hearing loss and ADA communication access in public and private facilities. Consumers prefer hearing loops for their ease of use and convenience.
New Colorado Support Groups in Boulder and Denver
​This is an open forum, peer-facilitated group for conversation and additional support from others coping with their own unique experience of hearing loss in a confidential setting.

Boulder Chapter - Contact Debbie
First Meeting is Sunday April 27, 2025 at 1:30 p.m.
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Denver Chapter - Contact Jennifer 
​(type “HLAA HOPE” ​in the subject line)
Meets the third Wednesday of the month at 5:00 p.m.
​Denver Chapter Partner Support Group
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Online peer support group for people who are partners of
​someone with hearing loss.
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For questions,email Deb Lamfers  
 ​(type “HLAA Partners” ​in the subject line)

New Colorado Community Group for People with Hearing Loss
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The Colorado Commission for the Deaf, Hard of Hearing, and DeafBlind (CCDHHDB) holds monthly virtual meetings with members from the Boulder, Colorado Springs, and Denver HLAA Chapters, as well as other people around the state with hearing loss.     
The group is for Colorado individuals with lived-experience-hearing-loss who communicate verbally.  We discuss the barriers we face in the community and seek solutions in regard to statewide services for communication access and accommodations in everyday life, and especially in healthcare.  CART is provided.

If you are interested in being part of this virtual group, email [email protected].   
HEY, Siri! ... What's New?
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With Apple Intelligence, Siri can now make captioned cell phone calls with InnoCaption
 (InnoCaption is the free, versatile  smartphone captioning service for the deaf and hard of hearing community.  InnoCaption offers the choice of automated speech recognition technology, or stenographers (CART) to provide faster and more accurate captioning on every call.  For more information and to download the app, click here.)
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​No need to scroll through contacts.  ​InnoCaption v4.1.17 now supports Siri, allowing you to make calls using voice commands for a hands-free experience.

To use this feature, make sure to update to the latest iOS version (iOS 18). 
Please note that this feature may not work on all iPhone models.​ ​
How it Works:
  • Activate Siri by saying, "Hey Siri," or pressing the Side/Home button.
  • Use voice commands like:
    • "Hey Siri, call (contact) using InnoCaption"
  • Siri will confirm and dial the call through InnoCaption.
Note:  Your iPhone must be unlocked, and your contacts must be synced with the InnoCaption app for this feature to work.  
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 Click here for a demonstration.
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​How Can HLAA Colorado ​Help You?

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