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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 ******* 
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Chapter Newsletters
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HLAA Denver Chapter
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HLAA Colorado Events and Meetings Calendar
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Virtual Meetings
...from HLAA National and other 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
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Virtual Meetings
...from HLAA National and other 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 Veterans Across America
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Have you experienced problems communicating in the healthcare field due to your hearing loss and the lack of effective communication in person, over the phone, or patient portal?
Be part of the solution! For more details, click here, or simply begin by sending the outreach template letter to your hospitals and providers in Colorado. |
Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA) Healthcare Task Force
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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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For OC Movie Schedules in Colorado Theaters
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Open Captioned Movie Bill is a
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Movie Theater Captioning Access Survey Results
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Have you ever wanted to engage with technology developers and help shape technologies to better fit your needs?
The Industry-Consumer Alliance for Accessible Technology (ICAAT) is creating an online community of consumers and industry to inspire more accessible, innovative and responsive technologies that meet the needs of consumers with hearing loss.
We will show you how to join ICAAT’s online community where you can access and participate in discussions about a wide range of technology topics and issues, explore and share resources and learn about technology-related events. We will also preview future ICAAT offerings, including a marketplace of industry services, user stories about consumer needs and training opportunities. **If you missed this webinar, it was recorded and will be posted here in a week or so.
The Industry-Consumer Alliance for Accessible Technology (ICAAT) is creating an online community of consumers and industry to inspire more accessible, innovative and responsive technologies that meet the needs of consumers with hearing loss.
We will show you how to join ICAAT’s online community where you can access and participate in discussions about a wide range of technology topics and issues, explore and share resources and learn about technology-related events. We will also preview future ICAAT offerings, including a marketplace of industry services, user stories about consumer needs and training opportunities. **If you missed this webinar, it was recorded and will be posted here in a week or so.
Write to your U.S. Senators to urge them to include Medicare coverage of hearing aids and hearing health care services with a bill that mirrors the one passed by the House.
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U.S. House of Representatives Expands Medicare to Cover Hearing Aids and Services
In the months leading up to passage of the bill, HLAA was there to provide the advocacy and education Congress needed to draft the bill.
Read what HLAA advocated for and what made it into the Final House Bill, and what is necessary to make it over the finish line.to become law. There is a long legislative process ahead and HLAA will keep pushing for this coverage. Click here. |
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UCHealth Accessibility Services Requests Feedback on Pocket TalkerAccessibility Services at UCHealth is seeking feedback from people who have used a device called Super Ear Assistive Listening Device.
If you have used this device and would like to leave feedback please send your response to Accessibility@uchealth.org let them know if the device was helpful in daily activities and your experience using this device. |
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Do you feel like hearing loss is accurately represented in mainstream media? For most of us — especially those of us who developed hearing loss later in life — our personal and professional networks live in the hearing world, and that is where we want to remain.
Of the 48 million Americans who have trouble hearing, only 2 million identify as Deaf (capital D), using sign language as their primary form of communication. Yet, sign language is the lived experience that is most often portrayed on the large and small screen. Wouldn’t it be wonderful to see our experience — the living with hearing loss-experience — displayed and explained to the world? |
This documentary, created and produced by people with hearing loss, We Hear You, tells the story of 4 women battling the stigmas and challenges of hearing loss. Click here.
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HLAA Also Offers FREE Educational and Product/Service Webinars
All Webinars are Captioned and Recorded. For upcoming and past webinars, click here
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