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HLAA Colorado - Your Voice for People ​with Hearing Loss!
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Information      Education
 Support         Advocacy​

We work at the local and State level for ​communication access, public policy, research, 
public awareness, ​and ​service delivery ​​
for people with ​hearing loss ​
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Special Section til the End of October

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Click here for testimonials from the many who attended 

Convention Highlights from HLAA Colorado Attendees
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 HLAA Boulder members, Debbie Mohney
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and Terri Shirley, click here

Convention Workshops and PowerPoint Presentations
 courtesy of HLAA Colorado Springs member, Tom Gorab



Colorado HLAA Chapters

Boulder, ​Colorado Springs, Denver, and Grand Junction
We hold monthly meetings and socials for the hearing loss community.  Our meetings are free and open to the public. 
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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 ​hearing loop,
assistive listening devices (ALDs), and live CART or automated speech-recognition (ASR) captioning.  
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WHEN: Sunday, October 11th
1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m   
(1:00 Social; 1:30  Meeting)
In Person this Month

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   WHERE:  Boulder Rural Fire Protection
6230 Lookout Rd, Boulder, CO 80301


TOPIC:  H.O.P.E. Meeting (Hearing Other Peoples' Experiences)
      
​​Contact - Debbie Mohney
[email protected]

September Newsletter - click
​​​​here
Facebook - click here

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Sign up to receive emails: click here

Upcoming Meetings
Sunday 11/08/26 - 
Linda Drattell, Chapter member,
Award-winning writer and poet
 
Sunday 12/06/26
-  Holiday Party
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WHEN:  Saturday, October 17, 2026
1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
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WHERE:  Koelbel Library, Forum Theater

SPEAKER:  
Our speaker will be joining us via Zoom to discuss the XRAI captioning glasses.
XRAI Glasses - https://xrai.glass/ar-glasses/
The world’s first real-time captioning glasses, redesigned. See every word in the conversation, now in over 300+ languages with 8+hrs battery life.


Contact: Marilyn at [email protected]

​Website - click here
​Facebook - click here


Sign up to receive meeting information - ​click here
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July Picnic
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WHEN:  2nd Tuesday of the month
T
uesday, October 13th.   ​
1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
(arrive a little early to check in and get acquainted.  Room opens
at 12:30.  Meeting starts at 1:00 p.m.)


​WHERE: Room B6 at Library 21c
1175 Chapel Hills Blvd in Colorado Springs


TOPIC:  Member, Susan Langlois, shares her Journey from Hearing, to Deaf, to Cochlear Implant Recipient 
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Contact or to sign up for emails - Vickie Pacheco
[email protected]


​Website - HLAAColoradoSprings.org
Facebook - click here

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Not currently holding meetings 
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We are looking for meeting leaders.  If you are ​interested
contact Debbie Mohney, Colorado State Chapter Coordinator​ at [email protected]

​Interested in starting a new group
or chapter elsewhere in Colorado?
 

Contact Debbie Mohney, Colorado State Chapter Coordinator​ at [email protected]

HLAA Colorado Calendar
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Click here for the HLAA Colorado Calendar for Chapter meetings and other Colorado events of interest ​to people with hearing loss

Other Support Groups
​This is an HLAA Colorado 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.

Meets the fourth Wednesday of the month at 5:00 p.m.

Contact Jennifer ([email protected])
​(type “HLAA HOPE” ​in the subject line)
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Young Adults Hearing Loss Group
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Contact Bernadette Boe for information: [email protected]

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Tinnitus Support Group 
​meets virtually on Zoom each month.  
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Sign up for their emails with ​Rich Marr at [email protected]
HLAA National hosts  "Veterans Across America"
​Virtual Chapter Meetings


Every 3rd Tuesday of the month
6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Colorado Time
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Hearing loss and tinnitus are the most common service-connected disabilities, affecting nearly three million service members.  If you are a veteran with hearing loss, you don’t need to face it alone.  HLAA provides nationwide connection and peer support.

For more information, click here
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New and Cool News to Use

  • ​​HLAA Colorado Members Receive National Awards
  • Open Caption Movie Club - a  simple way to find just the open caption movies playing in your city.  It's Free 
  • Hey, Siri...What's New!! - Siri can now make captioned cell phone calls with  InnoCaption​.  Click here for a demonstration.​​

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