We are Colorado's Voice for People with Hearing Loss!

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​Website Pages are Updated Frequently
​(dates in red)
Home 6/19/22
Chapters  12/4/21
Open Caption Movies 8/24/21
Telecoils 8/24/21
Learn More 3/27/22
​National 6/26/21​
 PLEASE NOTE:  Chapters are on Summer Break,
​but watch for Summer Socials and Events!

​HLAA Convention 2022
June 23–25, 2022
JW Marriott
Tampa, Florida
click here to learn more

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​HLAA 2022 Program and Exhibit Guide is now available! Start to plan your convention schedule before you arrive onsite.

   HLAA Bolder Chapter Newsletter
click here
Join HLAA Boulder Chapter
​ Walk4Hearing Team
click here​
Saturday, June 25, 2022
Lou Ferrigno will be making an appearance on Walk Day! He is an actor, fitness icon and motivational speaker who has been impacted by profound hearing loss nearly his whole life.
‘ELVIS’ Movie with
​On-Screen Captions
​Official Trailer (OC)
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Holiday Twin Drive In
WHERE: FORT COLLINS
​Tentative Date: July 5, 6 or 7
Sunset 8:34pm

Welcome to the
HLAA Colorado Website!

The Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA), a ​501(c)(3) non-profit, is the nation’s leading organization representing people with hearing loss.

​The Mission of HLAA is to open the world of communication to people with hearing loss by providing information, education, support and advocacy.   

According to the National Center for Health Statistics, 48 million (20 percent) of Americans have some degree of hearing loss.  It is the third most prevalent chronic health condition in older adults, after arthritis and heart disease, making it an issue of national concern.

Have questions and need information about hearing loss?  Click here!​
Colorado Has Four Chapters:
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All Chapters work at the local and State level for communication access, public policy, research, public awareness, and service delivery related to hearing loss

Find out more of what's happening in chapters in Colorado as well as chapters across the country and HLAA.  Scroll down to see calendar links.​

More information for each Colorado Chapter, their Facebook and website links, or to sign up to receive any or
​each Chapters' newsletters, click here.​
Follow HLAA Colorado ​

HLAA National 

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 ​ HLAA Virtual Meetings Calendar
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​...from HLAA chapters ​all across the U.S., all in one place, and ​​open to anyone! ​​​ Click here

NOTE:  Meetings may be PT, MT, CT, and ET, ​so ​be sure you tune in at the correct time
  HLAA Virtual Communities   - Click here
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  • HLAA Advocacy 
  • HLAA GITHL (Get in the Hearing Loop) 
  • HLAA Veterans

​HLAA Veterans Across America
​​Virtual Chapter Meetings
via Zoom. 
​Meetings are captioned.

Third Tuesday of the Month
Please Note:  meets at 6:00 p.m. MT​
Register in advance for meetings.  ​Click here
or 
​Contact: Carla Beyer-Smolin at 301-657-2248, or by Email
The HLAA Veterans Across America Virtual Chapter is sponsored exclusively by Starkey.

Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA)
Communication Access in Health Care Program
(specifically for patients with hearing loss who lip read) 

Do you have problems communicating in health care settings about your health care issues due to your hearing loss and the lack of effective communication in person, over the phone, or on patient portals?
To begin having better communication between providers/provider's staff/hospitals and patients with hearing loss, become PART OF THE SOLUTION. Hearing Loss Association of America is asking providers to get involved to find solutions for effective communication between patients and/or patients’ companions with hearing loss and healthcare providers. The program is specifically for helping those with hearing loss who may or may not be speech/lip readers, nor communicate via sign language and are dealing with effective communication issues with healthcare providers and hospitals. 

The program’s goal is for the audience to learn about the unique accommodations certain hospitals from around this country have for people with hearing loss. Some important resources:
• HLAA effective communication guide for patient, family & healthcare providers click here.
• Complete Guides for Effective Communication for Patients and Providers (34 pgs.), click here.
• The recording of HLAA National Virtual Meeting (6/6/20), click here.
• The recording of HLAA National Hospital Safety Program (10/11/21), click here.

Now is the time to begin a conversation with hospital personnel in their local hospital/hospital systems to bring awareness to hearing loss. This conversation is for the mutual benefit of both the hospitals and the hearing loss community.  We created an email template you can copy and send to your provider here. Please share that link widely with hearing health advocates, ADA coordinators, patient advocates in your local hospitals, general practitioners, medical specialists, oral health professionals, clinics, pharmacies, and allied health professionals that would benefit from beccoming involved this program.

Membership in Hearing Loss Association of America is not required to access HLAA Communication Access in Health Care Program resources. If you have questions or comments, feel free to contact the program coordinators at healthcareaccess@hearingloss.org.
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Strategic Team
HLAA Communication Access in Health Care Program
HLAA Colorado needs you to reach out to hospitals and health care providers and ask them to connect with HLAA Communication Access in Health Care Program to help ensure Colorado health care providers are educated on effective communication with patients with with hearing loss.    

We specifically need patients of Kaiser, Bannerhealth and Centura advocators and ADA coordinators to reach out to the providers in those health groups.   (UCHealth is already connected.)​ Click here for more information. Or, you can type the link into your browser to distribute: 
https://tinyurl.com/HLAACommAccessHealthCarePgmInv

So, You and Your Hearing Loss are Going to the Hospital - Guide for
​Effective Communication in Health Care Settings

Everything You Need to Know, including:
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  • ​Communication and Access Plan (CAP)
  • Patient Rights and Responsibilities 
  • Provider Responsibilities
  • and More!
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Click here 
Mission Statement
​"To bring people together to promote, support, educate, and create consistent use of hearing loops in Colorado"

​​Click here to find out more!
New!  Colorado Telecoil 2-page Handout: "Telecoils Improve Hearing Aids Dramatically!"
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  • "What is a hearing aid telecoil and why would I want one?"  A telecoil is an essential hearing aid component that brings clear sounds from the microphone through ADA mandated assistive listening systems directly into the hearing aid with clarity and no background noise.  Read more about telecoils in Healthy Hearing 2019
  • ​​Buying new hearing aids? Ask for a telecoil!  When you buy your hearing aids or cochlear implant, include a telecoil - even if you think you have little use for this feature.  See "​The Telecoil and Hearing Loops" 
  • It can be life changing for an individual with hearing loss to hear more clearly in public places.  Hear the difference a hearing loop makes in a large group gathering: https://tinyurl.com/HearingLoopSim (1 minute)
Colorado Movie Theaters ​Now Offer Open Caption (OC) Movies
Please enjoy going to the movies and click below to know where, what days and times theaters are showing on-screen captions statewide

Please let the theater know how much
​you appreciate open captions!
Click here to Join our Facebook Group
This symbol designates that a movie has Open Captions

 For OC Movie Schedules in
​Colorado Theaters 
​​Click here   

Spring 2022 Issue

Hearing Life
HLAA's Magazine for ​Better Hearing!

Click Here for Current and Past Issues  
Hearing Life Magazine is now published ​quarterly 

​Become a Member of HLAA to Receive Hearing Life Magazine in ​the Mail.  Click here to learn all the benefits of membership!​​​​

​HLAA Offers FREE ​Educational and  Product/Service Webinars
All Webinars are Captioned and Recorded.   For upcoming and past webinars, click  here


Also, sign up to receive FREE HLAA e-News twice per month directly into your inbox
for all the news from National.  Click here.
How Can We Help You?

    To Contact HLAA Colorado,
​
click here!