We are Colorado's Voice for People with Hearing Loss!
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Colorado Has Four Chapters:
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. |
Website Pages are Updated Frequently
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******* PLEASE NOTE - Due to COVID-19, Colorado Chapter Meetings are Virtual and Some are Resuming In-person Socials Check newsletters below, or for Chapter info and contacts, click on the on "Chapters" tab above ******* |
Chapter Newsletters
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HLAA Boulder Newsletter
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HLAA Colorado Springs Chapter Special Presentation Wednesday, April 13th 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. "Discover Accessibility Features of Mac, iPhone, and iPad" This class will explore communicating with FaceTime, Messages, and video recordings on Photo Booth, and you’ll learn to customize audio accessibility settings to meet your needs. For details and to register for this in-person presentation, click here HLAA Western Colorado Click here for December Newsletter No meetings in January, February, or March 2022. We hope to begin meeting again in-person in April 2022 |
HLAA National
HLAA Virtual Meetings Calendar
...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 Veterans Across America
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Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA)
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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.
Strategic Team
HLAA Communication Access in Health Care Program
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.
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
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
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Everything You Need to Know, including:
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Mission Statement
"To bring people together to promote, support, educate, and create consistent use of hearing loops in Colorado"
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New! Colorado Telecoil 2-page Handout: "Telecoils Improve Hearing Aids Dramatically!"
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Many Colorado Movie Theaters Now Offer Open Caption (OC) Movies
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OC Movie Schedules in
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Spring 2022 IssueHearing Life
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