page updated 02/24/26
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HLAA Colorado - Your Voice for
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A "Golden" Opportunity for People with
and without Hearing Loss |
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Join other HLAA Colorado members currently collaborating via Zoom in a project with Engineering Students at the Colorado School of Mines, located in Golden, Colorado, to develop an alerting device for people with hearing loss.
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Are you a person with hearing loss? Do people try to get your attention by
Do you want to be alerted to sounds, speech, or activity that is happening behind you? |
Are you a hearing person who
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A team of Engineering Students want your input to establish the major needs and annoyances from people who experience either situation and to prioritize designing a solution.
If you are interested in participating in this project, contact:
Kat Bauer, BS Mechanical, M.S. Additive Manufacturing) - [email protected]
If you are interested in participating in this project, contact:
Kat Bauer, BS Mechanical, M.S. Additive Manufacturing) - [email protected]
HLAA Colorado has four Chapters - Boulder, Colorado Springs, Denver, and Grand Junction
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Click here for calendar of Colorado Chapter meetings information and other Colorado events of interest
to people with hearing loss Additionally, HLAA National hosts Veterans Across America Virtual Chapter Meetings.
For more information click here |
Colorado HLAA Chapters
DATE: Sunday, March 8, 2026 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. Boulder Rural Fire Protection 6230 Lookout Rd, Boulder, CO 80301 TOPIC: Emergency Preparedness with Julia Beems Emergency Preparedness Program and Assistive Technology Program Outreach Coordinator ,Julia will bring assistive technology devices with her. CART provided Hybrid Meeting: Pre-registration Required - Watch for the Link Contact - Debbie Mohney [email protected] February Newsletter - click here Facebook - click here To receive monthly newsletters - click here Upcoming Meetings April 12th (Hybrid) - Sundance 2027 Accessibility May 17th - TBD |
DATE: Tuesday, March 10, 2026 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Pikes Peak Library District - Library 21c 1175 Chapel Hills Dr, Colorado Springs, CO Room B6 TOPIC: Dr. Nathan de Voney of Family First Hearing Center is writing a book on tinnitus and he will share some of the highlights with us. His new book, "Tinnitus: What's that Ringing in My Ears?" is available for purchase (ONLY at the Chapter meeting" at a discounted price of $3.00 (CASH ONLY) per copy, or, for $5.00 (CASH ONLY), you can purchase this book PLUS his 2025 book, "Masking Hearing Loss: A Guide for the Informed Consumer." (Amazon sells these books for $12.99 each) Contact - Vickie Pacheco [email protected] Website - click here Facebook - click here . Sign up to receive meeting information - Click here |
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Saturday, March 21st, 2026 1:00 - 3:00 TOPIC: Open discussion with Jenifer McBride Upcoming Meetings Saturday, April 18th - Dave Martelon with Oye Hearing will present a new app to help you hear in a noisy environment Saturday, May 16th - Matt Goncalves with InnoCaption Saturday, June 20th - Allison Biever - "Everything you want to know about Cochlear Implants" Contact - Marilyn Weinhouse [email protected] January Newsletter - click here Website - click here Facebook - click here To receive monthly newsletters - click here |
Not currently holding meetings
If interested, contact Debbie Mohney, Colorado State Chapter Coordinator at [email protected] 
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Interested in starting a group or chapter in your area? Reach out to Debbie Mohney, Colorado State Chapter Coordinator,
at [email protected] to learn how you can get involved!
at [email protected] to learn how you can get involved!
Colorado Support Groups
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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.
Boulder Chapter - Contact Debbie (meetings will resume in Spring of 2026) ________________ Denver Chapter - Contact Jennifer (type “HLAA HOPE” in the subject line) Meets the third Wednesday of the month at 5:00 p.m. |
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Partner Support Group
Colorado peer support group for people who are partners of someone with hearing loss. For questions,email Deb Lamfers (type “HLAA Partners” in the subject line) |
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Tinnitus Support Group meets virtually on Zoom once per month. Sign up for their emails with Rich Marr at rmarr5275@gmail.
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Colorado Environmental Film Festival (CEFF) 20th Anniversary- films will be available online February 23-March 1.
am excited that this year because all films shown online are 100% Closed Caption (CC), (OC), or English-subtitled. As a CEFF film judge and committee member, I have worked hard to make films more accessible to people with hearing loss and others who benefit from captions. Watch from home as we celebrate the spirit of storytelling and sustainability together!
- Terry Shirley, HLAA Boulder Chapter Vice President
People with disabilities use the discount code ACCESS26 for 10% off single collections - https://ceff.net/
CEFF 2026 Trailer: https://vimeo.com/1156088163?fl=pl&fe=sh
Follow CEFF on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/CEFFestival
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/coloradoenvironmentalfilmfest/, BlueSky app @coenv
am excited that this year because all films shown online are 100% Closed Caption (CC), (OC), or English-subtitled. As a CEFF film judge and committee member, I have worked hard to make films more accessible to people with hearing loss and others who benefit from captions. Watch from home as we celebrate the spirit of storytelling and sustainability together!
- Terry Shirley, HLAA Boulder Chapter Vice President
People with disabilities use the discount code ACCESS26 for 10% off single collections - https://ceff.net/
CEFF 2026 Trailer: https://vimeo.com/1156088163?fl=pl&fe=sh
Follow CEFF on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/CEFFestival
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/coloradoenvironmentalfilmfest/, BlueSky app @coenv
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